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24 alternatives to Don't Make Me Code - 8: I Only Work On Ugly Products

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Don't Make Me Code - 8: I Only Work On Ugly Products launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Layout - No One's Trying to Make a Shitty Website▲67
How to work and collaborate with developers
2016 · layout.fm · its alternatives →
2
PaintCode 2▲89
The missing bridge between developers and graphic designers
2014 · paintcodeapp.com · its alternatives →
3
Don't Make Me Code - 7: You’re The Developer Of Your Developer Experience▲58
How do you provide a single DX across multiple languages?
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
4
We Need Developers▲92
Amazing companies searching for the best dev talent.
2019 · its alternatives →
5
Don't Make Me Code - Ep. #13, Standing On The Shoulders Of A License▲60
DX design & the challenges of building dev-facing products.
2017 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
6
Talking Code - Product Design and User Experience▲59
Sven Lenaerts shares his expertise on product design and us…
2015 · talkingcode.com · its alternatives →
7
Sketch Style Guides▲172
Never start another design project from scratch
2016 · uxpower.tools · its alternatives →
8
Hustle - 22: Whose job is UX? with Peter Merholz▲75
"There's no such thing as UX design." & creating product UX.
2015 · funsize.co · its alternatives →
9
Desinion ▲115
The place to give and get opinions on design.
2015 · desinion.com · its alternatives →
10
Design Review - Ep. 43 - UI vs No UI▲69
Is no UI really the best design?
2016 · designreviewpodcast.com · its alternatives →
11
Rally Banter: Ep. 19 — Appearance vs Reality▲80
Design systems and shipping software vs concept work
2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
12
Should Designers Code?▲133
Press spacebar to ponder life.
2015 · shoulddesignersco.de · its alternatives →
13
To Be Continuous - 19: Have We Forgotten How To Code?▲61
Paul and Edith discuss the fallout from left-pad
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
14
Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #10 - Environment Protection▲61
Docker's lead product designer on great dev environments
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
15
Input▲97
Fonts for Code
2015 · its alternatives →
16
Don't Make Me Code, Ep. #1▲54
A show about Developer Experience (DX) Design
2016 · heavybit.com · its alternatives →
17
Developer Tea - Focus, Fear, and Missing Out: Picking Tools Without Anxiety▲56
FoMO as it relates to deciding what tools to use.
2015 · spec.fm · its alternatives →
18
Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62
Little book of big ideas
2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
19
Hello Tech Pros: If You're Not Pair Programming You're Wasting Money▲60
Llewellyn Falco on why paired programming is critical
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
20
Inside Intercom – Jared Spool on UX Design▲59
Talking the UX Tipping Point and improving UX design craft
2016 · intercom.com · its alternatives →
21
The Hacking UI Podcast #14 - Good Fucking Design Advice▲73
Abandoning fear and getting out of your comfort zone
2016 · hackingui.com · its alternatives →
22
Next Big Me▲22
Build your side projects with zero coding experience
2016 · its alternatives →
23
Hello Tech Pros: Why Great Dev Managers are Like Pirate Ship Captains▲55
Because they AAAAARRRRRRHHHHHHH
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →
24
Hello Tech Pros: Treat Your Employees the Way You Want Them to Treat the Company▲55
Eric Fisher of CodeSchool
2016 · gadgetsprimer.com · its alternatives →

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