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> and helping developers hate us designers even more. This is off-topic, but since I have you... Would you happen to have an idea about why designers don't see

• steinso 5y ago
  I think it often boils down to everyone having an opinion about design/UX. When fixing a software bug in a PR there is often a fairly clear subset of "correct" solutions, but when it comes to design/ux the set is generally bigger and everyone (even non-designers) will have an opinion on how it should look.
  • StavrosK 5y ago
    Hm, maybe, bikeshedding is a killer in these things... I haven't even seen people attempt it, though. Maybe they all got scared away by us developers years ago?
• jfengel 5y ago
  UX is rarely a very rewarding process. It's not nearly as much fun as writing new software. OSS often has the same problem with bug fixes, which are also less fun than adding new features. It's even worse than bugs, since bugs are usually localized, while UX issues often require substantial redesign even for something that feels like a very specific issue. That puts you in front of a whole lot of stakeholders, and even more work, for something that isn't going to feel nearly as big an accomplishment as adding a new feature. So unless you get a UX programmer who also happens to be interested in your particular open source project, things will stay for years. That's a lot easier for programmer's tools than for anything that requires domain experience.