Design is more than code - Linear (opens in new tab)

Designing with code is a recurring discussion, and it’s flared up again. I’ve written about it twice now. Design as a search, not a pipeline. How tools carry opinions, and how those opinions shape what feels “reasonable” to attempt. Why constraints that arrive too early can close off possibilities before you’ve had a chance to find them. I’m skeptical of the industry’s drive toward grand unification, collapsing a nuanced process into code and calling it progress.