I love this Richard Feldman talk. I hadn't seen this before but this is the sort of thinking I've employed while working on my own UI libraries. In this video he basically recreates OOP in FP environment but that is beside the point. But it isn't about some sort of doctrined approach. He's pointing out that logical breakdown in this manner can help us keep things in our heads. I think flexibility to support this sort of cognitive modelling is essential part of scalable UI libraries. There is value upfront of identifying the build -> discover -> refactor pattern so that you can alleviate the pressure of the inevitable refactor, and not let these organizational concerns own you.
Although admittedly there is another level for people who don't even want to think about that. Like, to quote Rich Harris, "hey computer build me a website". I don't think this is a site versus app distinction but it definitely happens more in the former. Some tools are just easier to use than others. And more often than not it is intentional. If something is inherently complicated making it easy requires adding a level of complexity. When we are ready to advance our knowledge we need to unravel those constructs already made for us in the name of easiness. Whereas the simple tool never really changes just builds upon. But maybe for many things people don't ever need to get past level 1.
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I love this Richard Feldman talk. I hadn't seen this before but this is the sort of thinking I've employed while working on my own UI libraries. In this video he basically recreates OOP in FP environment but that is beside the point. But it isn't about some sort of doctrined approach. He's pointing out that logical breakdown in this manner can help us keep things in our heads. I think flexibility to support this sort of cognitive modelling is essential part of scalable UI libraries. There is value upfront of identifying the build -> discover -> refactor pattern so that you can alleviate the pressure of the inevitable refactor, and not let these organizational concerns own you.
Although admittedly there is another level for people who don't even want to think about that. Like, to quote Rich Harris, "hey computer build me a website". I don't think this is a site versus app distinction but it definitely happens more in the former. Some tools are just easier to use than others. And more often than not it is intentional. If something is inherently complicated making it easy requires adding a level of complexity. When we are ready to advance our knowledge we need to unravel those constructs already made for us in the name of easiness. Whereas the simple tool never really changes just builds upon. But maybe for many things people don't ever need to get past level 1.