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What Should Experience Designers Understand About Developers?

Though the work designers and developers do in digital product design is directly related, there is often a disconnect between the two roles. While the occasional purple unicorn can bridge the divide and work effectively in both realms, there remains some shadowy confusion about what designers and developers are responsible for separately, and where their responsibilities overlap. We figured that folks interested in a book on JavaScript and jQuery might have some insight into this disconnect, and below you can see the responses from our winners.

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Rob Cowie

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