Agree with that last part. I enjoyed it overall but the alien looked a bit fake in the last two episodes.

Would love to hear your journey Dan, from someone who's already had a foot in the dev world.

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This is what “doing more with less” looks like.
One last note:
AI has made coding fun again!
I offload the boring stuff and focus on the fun part: seeing my design actually work in the browser.

Back to my PM’s prototype.
She said: “But I’m not a designer…”
I told her: “That’s ok.”
A designer can jump in later to help.

Yes, we can code more.
But we’ll still want engineers to review, just as my PM needs a designer to shape her prototype into the final experience.
Craft still matters.

But rough drafts aren’t the end.
That’s where taste comes in.
AI is like a hyperactive intern: fast, eager, and clueless.
It needs our guidance.

Early-stage work, getting from nothing to something, will be shared.
Code is a natural next step for designers.

EPD roles are flattening.
Designers will still design, but also fix bugs, build animations, ship small features.
Generalists will own the future.