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by mierz00 99 days ago
“I admit that I still disagreed with him after the exchange, but I had a new respect for him as a designer because he was able to articulate a rationale for his decision.”

Any competent designer gets really good at justifying their decisions. Everyone has an opinion about design and thinks that their taste is correct.

I’m glad I don’t have to deal with that on the software side.

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I had to deal with that on the software side.

The ability to win arguments about technical choices is not always aligned with the ability to make good technical choices.