Christopher Butler
The Future of Web Design
“There’s never been a better time to be creating for the Web.”
- most websites today sit on top of a more complex system than in the past
- application program interface (API) enables us to easily work within that complexity
- differentiate between programming and coding
- commoditization is the price for standardization
- a radical shift in markup remains unlikely
- the value of the front-end developer skill set is dropping off or "stabilizing"
Information logistics is the career of the future.
So... prove it...
- front-end - the rise of modular content
- focus has moved to building systems
- dynamic alternatives to photoshop (Macaw)
“Let the machines build the code and leave the humans to build the strategy.”
“The last 30 years has created a marvelous starting point, a solid platform to build truly great things. However the coolest stuff has not been invented yet — although this new greatness will not be more of the same-same that exists today. It will not be merely “better,” it will different, beyond, and other.”