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November 17, 2001
Designers vs. Programmers, Calling a Truce
Molly E. Holzschlag at WebTechniques. But, for now, hybrid personalities seem to be rare. When I meet someone who isn't intimidated by either programming or design, it's usually someone who got started in the online industry very early. This is because most businesses structure the workflow in a way that limits employees. Giving employees a rigid job structure may make it easier to find the right person to blame when something goes wrong, but it's not conducive to producing the best end product.
Let's take an imaginary case in point. The designer on our fictitious team is working in Photoshop, generating images for an approved composition. But the programmer has been told that certain portions of each page need to be dynamically updated. Looking at the design together, the programmer and the designer can easily solve problems that might arise before generating the graphics and code. But, if they just have their individual specs and follow them, the debugging occurs after the fact, and in some cases that means redesigning the whole approach.
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Posted by Don at November 17, 2001 07:41 PM
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