Riddering: High-fidelity design and code workflows will inevitably merge
Ryd (Rid) · Figma UI Design Tutorial: Design your app in 40 Minutes! · Nov 22, 2024 · at 38:26
Design educator Michael Riddering discusses how AI code generation tools are collapsing the gap between UI mockups and production code.
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“This idea of having high fidelity design and high fidelity code be separate, that does not feel like it's going to exist in the long run to me.”
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