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I thought this post would be about jobs for 'unicorns' designer + developers positions conjoined. That's what I want. A job where I won't be dictated by design

by seivan 13y ago

I thought this post would be about jobs for 'unicorns' designer + developers positions conjoined. That's what I want. A job where I won't be dictated by designers who can't implement their bullshit photoshop mockups. I'm not an entrepreneur, but I like to create things. I am OK with a paycheck (where eating out on McDonalds is a luxury) with no equity, hell that's my current situation - sans creative freedom. Right now I'm a code monkey, and I kinda hate it, so I'm hoping that would change in the future. Just need a project without the photoshop-guy. That being said, creating my own tech demos on my own free time helps keep my sanity in check

derefr 13y ago
> 'unicorns' designer + developers positions conjoined I've always found the resistance to this so strange. My CV has Erlang, Haskell, IA32 assembler, and HTML5/CSS3 on it in various places. The first question any company inevitably asks me, when I send it in, is "what position are you applying for?" (Even though I answer this in the cover letter. Good evidence that they don't bother to read it.) I should probably just start answering "development factotum."
- KaoruAoiShiho 13y ago
  The problem is that a less than A player in either design or backend programming will more likely shit things up instead of contributing in a minor way. It's just hard to believe that you are an A player in both.
  - derefr 13y ago
    Your statement hinges on the implicit premise that most of the skills required in programming share no common knowledge, and each must be learned entirely anew (so that time spent learning X is time not spent learning Y.) I would pose the opposite: that learning more "parts" of programming at the same time, makes learning each individual part easier and faster. Epiphanies from learning functional programming will explain bits of compiler design; patterns you learn in macro assembler will clarify instruction-optimization vs. space-optimization choices; working with message-passing systems will revise your views on networking protocols; etc. You'd expect, for a similar reason, someone with training in book publishing and communications design to not need much help getting into web design.
izolate 13y ago
I have your unicorn job. They exist. I'm on the development team in a small startup, and since I'm the only one with proficient design skills, I have a ton of creative freedom.

by seivan 13y ago

derefr 13y ago

> 'unicorns' designer + developers positions conjoined I've always found the resistance to this so strange. My CV has Erlang, Haskell, IA32 assembler, and HTML5/CSS3 on it in various places. The first question any company inevitably asks me, when I send it in, is "what position are you applying for?" (Even though I answer this in the cover letter. Good evidence that they don't bother to read it.) I should probably just start answering "development factotum."

KaoruAoiShiho 13y ago
The problem is that a less than A player in either design or backend programming will more likely shit things up instead of contributing in a minor way. It's just hard to believe that you are an A player in both.
- derefr 13y ago
  Your statement hinges on the implicit premise that most of the skills required in programming share no common knowledge, and each must be learned entirely anew (so that time spent learning X is time not spent learning Y.) I would pose the opposite: that learning more "parts" of programming at the same time, makes learning each individual part easier and faster. Epiphanies from learning functional programming will explain bits of compiler design; patterns you learn in macro assembler will clarify instruction-optimization vs. space-optimization choices; working with message-passing systems will revise your views on networking protocols; etc. You'd expect, for a similar reason, someone with training in book publishing and communications design to not need much help getting into web design.

izolate 13y ago

I have your unicorn job. They exist. I'm on the development team in a small startup, and since I'm the only one with proficient design skills, I have a ton of creative freedom.