UX for the web developer

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Hi all,

I'm a web developer looking to expand my understanding of the paradigms that underpin UX design.

I'm thinking this may not be a unique starting point, so with this in mind I'm wondering if anyone knows of any materials to help me get started building my understanding of this discipline. Thanks.

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Florian Rand • May 7 '19 • Edited

I think, a good start rather than jump directly into it would be reading these 2 books:

Don't make me think - Steve Krug
100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People - Susan Weinschenk

There's a new version of don't make me think focused in web usability, that could be a better option, but I did read the first edition, so I can't say about this one.

There are a lot of resources. But take in consideration this, UX is more about user research, people tend to confuse it with UI design (You probably see a lot of UI/UX designer) but in reality are totally different disciplines, although still it's pretty common see both linked.

EDIT: I did a little research and found this article from Invision talking precisely about UX misconceptions.