Designers and Developers Converge with AI
I've been talking about this trend for a while. It's becoming more and more clear this is the way foward.
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Tobias van Schneider@vanschneider
Depending on how you look at it, it's both a blessing or a curse.
The consolidation of roles (due to AI) means that Designers are Developers now. And Developers are Designers. In particular on front-end.
In fact, I'd argue the top 20% of designers are now better front-end devs than 80% of all devs before.
And in the opposite direction, 20% of the top developers are now BETTER Designers than 80% of the Designers before, with their new combined skillset.
For some people this is a godsend gift, for others its their nightmare come true.
For me personally, I am split here. It's both for me, because I've never wanted the role of a engineer, but at the same time I enjoy it, because I'm quite effective.
But I need to remember myself: I get my satisfaction from being a Designer first and foremost, not engineering, regardless of how easy or difficult it is.
When I dream, I dream of designing, not implementing my designs. I don't dream about fixing bugs, chasing edge cases. I dream of problems that are solved on the emotional spectrum. All of which still would need someone competent and skillful to implement it.
Even with the consolidation of roles, I still believe that towards the top (both in reality and aspirationally), the specialization will hold true and keep existing.
I don't know where I'm going, but we will find out. A have a hunch (: