Deep Shah

prev genomics data @seqeralabs • @dynaboard (acq. by @figma) • @mongodb • recovering founder

[Rasmus Andersson @rsms]

This is really neat but it’s not a design tool as much as it’s a design _production_ tool.

The practice of design is mostly about what comes before production.

There’s no doubt in my mind that all parts of software production will become automated very soon. Writing code, making web pages, putting pieces of a design system together etc.

And that’s fine. I think few people actually enjoy this kind of production work. Wouldn’t it be better if we spent our precious time in life on what is more meaningful?!

At the core, the practice of design is methodical; like architecture, not like art. In a nutshell: We find constraints, form comprehension of the whole and propose solutions that honor those constraints. First after that do we enter some form of production phase, usually prototypes first, learn about some constraints that were hidden before, loop back, prototype and then build the production-grade “final” artifact.

These last few tasks are quickly losing value because AI tools can do it much faster (not yet better though) than humans. It’s simply just what has the best RoI for a business.

Some companies and individuals will continue to spend human time on certain parts of the “production line” as a market differentiator, but it will cost them a relatively high price compared to competitors.

Anyhow, I still haven’t seen a tool better than Figma that supports the actually-interesting part of the design process.

I wouldn’t be surprised if Figma focused their products on that, maybe separating “products for production” of “products for ideation & exploration.” The latter would obviously still leverage AI, but not to do the work for me but rather to support my efforts the way a therapist helps me live a better life (not living my life for me.)

[Karri Saarinen @karrisaarinen]

https://t.co/KODwT4eDqF

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

saas? more like sass, amirite

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

There's a lot being discussed about the disappearance of entry level and sub-senior level roles in the industry.

I don't see many folks talking about what it means when everyone that's left is senior+.

If everyone is senior, no one is.

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

Loving this app built by two incredible builders. Check it out!

[Fred Oliveira 🧠 @f]

very excited to release something me and @biasedbit worked on when he was in town. Owl is a spaced repetition app to facilitate memorization and learning. We built it for ourselves, but are setting it free.

https://t.co/GRsE9NCJFK

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

@f 👀

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

@banisgh I will add things to multiple categories -- e.g. adding a restaurant to both "Thai" and "Good for big parties"

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

@banisgh WBU?

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

@banisgh Separate lists for food/category, but not separate by location. I think that would get to be a bit too unwieldy if I started doing "Pizza - NYC", "Pizza - Barcelona", etc

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

@davidhoang oooh is this going to replace clay for you?

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

😍

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

Meeting @MicahSivitz at a job fair in 2011, landing me my first tech gig at Livestream.

[Iheanyi Ekechukwu @kwuchu]

A couple, usually through DMs on Twitter.

@notdetails hit me up in 2015 and that's how I landed at DigitalOcean and moved to NYC.

@mschoening hit me up in 2018 and said that he thinks I'd be a good fit for a new secret project at GitHub. That project was GitHub Actions.

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

@WeirdoWizard @MindaugasLT Would love to! Moving to DM

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[Fred Oliveira 🧠 @f]

Tweeting about leadership on discord. cc @mxdelacruz

[Deep Shah @deepshah]

@TedGoas 🪦