> I hope none of these enterprise vendors ever hires a single designer. There are many aspects of design other than visual design (aka prettiness, as you call

> I hope none of these enterprise vendors ever hires a single designer. There are many aspects of design other than visual design (aka prettiness, as you call it). Usability, workflows, integration with other tools, onboarding process, documentation, etc, etc all fall within experience design. I'm not familiar with the tools mentioned in this article, but if a UX designer has never worked on them, I guarantee there's lots that can be improved without making them any more pretty.