
Why Should Developers Care? The Prototype tool is a great way to do user testing and validate ideas before devs write a single line of code.
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It’s free for individual use, so I’d encourage you to go make an account and start playing around! It’s the best way to learn. With that in mind, I’d love to introduce my developer friends to Figma, one of the most popular and widely used UI design tools. Not to mention all the ways having access to the design source files can make your own job easier. Teams work better and create better products when both parties have a high level understanding of each others’ tools and priorities. And yet, when we flip the script, developers are rarely expected to have an understanding of design basics-what’s up with that? This pain can be lessened, however, when both sides have an understanding of what the other will be looking for in the handoff process.ĭesigners are expected to have a pretty thorough understanding of the frontend web: HTML elements, the CSS box model, how responsive resizing works, component-based structure, etc.

Even if you’re not personally familiar with the process, it’s probably unsurprising to hear that this is often a real pain point. If you’re a developer who works with designers, you’re already familiar with the infamous “handoff”-that point in the workflow when you start turning wireframes and mockups into code. To learn React, check out the React documentation.If you thought Figma was only for designers, think again! Figma is a powerful tool, with tons of great features for developers to take advantage of as well. You can learn more in the Create React App documentation. However we understand that this tool wouldn't be useful if you couldn't customize it when you are ready for it. The curated feature set is suitable for small and middle deployments, and you shouldn't feel obligated to use this feature. All of the commands except eject will still work, but they will point to the copied scripts so you can tweak them.
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Instead, it will copy all the configuration files and the transitive dependencies (webpack, Babel, ESLint, etc) right into your project so you have full control over them. This command will remove the single build dependency from your project. If you aren't satisfied with the build tool and configuration choices, you can eject at any time. See the section about deployment for more information. The build is minified and the filenames include the hashes. It correctly bundles React in production mode and optimizes the build for the best performance. npm run buildīuilds the app for production to the build folder.

See the section about running tests for more information. Launches the test runner in the interactive watch mode.

You may also see any lint errors in the console. The page will reload when you make changes. In the project directory, you can run: npm start

This project was bootstrapped with Create React App.
