Developing Taste(emilkowal.ski)
44 points by cat-whisperer | 36 comments
An essay by design engineer Emil Kowalski arguing that taste and attention to detail differentiate software products now that functionality is commoditized.
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Building a Toast Component(emilkowal.ski)
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