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> The data model is more important than the user space.

For those interested in the different perspectives on how to weigh those priorities, I recommend starting here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worse_is_better

I think the programmer tendency to think of usability as an implementation detail is probably why open-source app UX was considered a joke for so many years. Only now is that perception starting to change, because enough people have taken an interest in the space who make usability a priority.

More like, people who've taken an interest in the space are having a much harder time finding jobs that aren't "fill this electron app/SaaS with dark patterns."

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