| > Why would because it shows that they don't understand important design aspects while it doesn't really show off their technical skills because it could be some plugin or copy pasted code, only someone who looks at the code would know better. But if someone care enough about you to look at your code you don't need to show of that skill on you normal web-site and can have some separate tech demo. > okay if we let people have fun yes people having fun is always fine especially if you don't care if anyone ever reads your blog or looks at it for whatever reason (e.g. hiring) but the moment you want people to look at it for whatever reason then there is tension i.e. people don't get hired to have fun and if you want others to read you blog you probably shouldn't assault them with constant distractions |
Living by that motto is hugely self-destructive.
Creative expression allows us to push ourselves, both in what we think we can do, and often the technical aspects about how we do it too. Even if the idea doesn't stick, you've tried something new.
In a world of Tailwinds and Bootstraps and the same five templates copied again and again and again, let's celebrate the people willing to push things and learn from their inevitable but ultimately valuable mistakes. And let's have some fun along the way.