[pedalpete]

Why aren't most great authors also great painters? Or even closer, why can't some great writers aren't great speakers?

Being a great dev is about understanding the underlying system, flow of data, failure modes, etc. etc.

Having a great UI is about understanding human interactions. It's not about the coding. The coding of the interfaces is fine (probably great), it's the design of the interface itself which you are frustrated with.

There are great writers who understand how to weave a story. I think of Christopher McDougall, author of Born to Run and a great writer with Outside Magazine hen I think about it. I always enjoyed his writing, but he isn't a great presenter (from what I've seen). https://www.ted.com/talks/christopher_mcdougall_are_we_born_...