DEVELOPERS SHOULDN'T LEARN DESIGN. DESIGNERS SHOULDN'T CODE

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

The debate over whether designers should code or developers should design misses the real issue: collaboration fails not from lack of shared skills, but from poorly structured roles built around handoffs instead of understanding. True progress comes from clarity—distinct yet connected roles like UX vs. UI and logic-focused vs. view-focused developers—working in a network, not a pipeline. Teams don't need hybrids - they need specialists who understand adjacent disciplines, especially the often-overlooked UI Developer who bridges design and implementation.