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I don't necessarily disagree with what you're saying, but 90 percent of the developers usually develop their apps themselves - and do so badly, not just in terms of aesthetics, which is immediately obvious, but also in terms of UX. For those 90 percent of developers, a really solid set of tools and resources like this for any platform is a godsend - and not just for them, but for their users, too, who don't have to put up with poorly designed and ugly apps. How I wish Linux distros had the same type of design tools that Google, Apple and Microsoft are giving to their developers. 98 percent of Linux programs are garbage, and it's what's kept me from Linux for a long time (among other things, but this was definitely one of the reasons). Canonical has done a little work to improve this, but it's not as good as it could be, and even their store still looks like a mix of modern store with a 90's app store. As for the other 10 percent of developers, who really know what they're doing in terms of design, they tend to not follow the platform's design guidelines much, or at all anyway, if they really think they can design their app in a unique way that sets them apart, and that's also better for the user. |