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One of the biggest mistakes I’ve made in my career (past lead designer on Photoshop)(medium.com)

over 7 years ago from Koen Bok, Maker of Framer.

  • Colm TuiteColm Tuite, over 7 years ago

    This is a romantic idea and in my opinion, a pretty accurate summary of things to come. But I think that day is further off than you're suggesting. My guess is that the current situation will prevail for at least the next 10 years. It may never change fully.

    Like Dan mentioned, math has been around for decades. It is possible that the limitless possibilities code offers us simply cannot be significantly abstracted without diluting their effectiveness.

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    • Daniel De LaneyDaniel De Laney, over 7 years ago

      But I think that day is further off than you're suggesting. My guess is that the current situation will prevail for at least the next 10 years.

      I didn’t actually put forth an estimate, but yours sounds reasonable enough.

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    • Clay MacTavishClay MacTavish, over 7 years ago

      What is the current situation exactly? Amazing advances in browser technology and platform support? The exciting evolution and maturity of JavaScript and many other web languages? The fact that more people understand the nuance?

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      • Colm TuiteColm Tuite, over 7 years ago

        The situtation I'm referring to is the fact that we have millions of potential designers trying to enter the web development world who feel blocked, because the way websites are currently built is so abstract and so unfamiliar. In a lot of cases it's the exact opposite to what most visual people expect.

        I remember feeling that way myself when I was starting out. I persisted and broke through, but countless others don't. So while, as you mentioned, the current situation is a lot better than it was 5 years ago and is improving every day, it's still clearly not optimal.

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