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Book Review: Refactoring UI (2018)

Andrew (he/him) on July 19, 2019

I love this book, because it doesn't mess around: there's a title page, the table of contents, and then you're immediately presented with some grea...
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Florian Rand • Edited

The authors explain that design is different from aesthetics.

I'm a designer and I lost count of how many times I've tried to explain that.

Seems like a interesting reading! Added to my reading list, thank you!

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John Woodruff

This book is incredible. My current project I'm working on is designed 100% by me, and the principles and advice in this book had a direct impact on my designs. I'm super proud of how it's turning out, and I wouldn't be anywhere near as happy without this book. Can't recommend it enough.

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Stefan Dorresteijn

Hey, I have this book and I fully agree with you. It helped me massively.

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Michael Caveney

I just got this last week, this book is a must for any developer who wants to improve their design abilities.

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Emma Goto πŸ™

Thanks for the review! I'm hoping they'll eventually release this in physical book form instead of a PDF.

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Philippe Bourgau

Thanks for this review.
Does the book contain UI-code refactoring techniques, or is it specifically about changing the design of the UI?
Thanks

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Kyle Stephens

Hi Andrew, I had come across the book and was keen to buy but then saw the price.

Was it worth it? Seems a bit steep for a book, imo!

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Andrew (he/him)

I bought "The Essentials" ($79), which is just the book and three video lessons. I haven't checked out the video lessons yet, but I would say the package is probably worth somewhere around that price. I would definitely be comfortable having personally paid around $49 for the book alone, but my work actually paid so Β―\_(ツ)_/Β―

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AndrewDavis2

interesting