UpLabs (YC W16) thinks designers and developers should hang out more

I like the idea of a component marketplace, clearly front end web is moving that direction.

As far as whether it can actually work -- combining multiple components from different sources with at least slightly different aesthetics AND charging money for them -- I'm not totally convinced yet. Perhaps the soft requirement of being Material Design-ish will help solve this. Either way, building a layer on top of Dribble x Codepen with channels and a UX that feel like Product Hunt makes for an interesting site.

> Aussaguel points out that if you stay within a community of designers like Dribbble, you’ll see a lot of mock ups that are impossible — or at least incredibly difficult — to bring to fruition from the developer’s side. On the other hand, developers can be more focused on what they’re building and not as much on the visual appeal of an app or site.

The founder hit the nail on the head here: designers can be unrealistic and devs can make things ugly.

It seems to require twitter to login. I suppose I don't care if they spam my twitter but still it is annoying.