Sounds like your candidate is not the quiet little bitch that loves writing code exactly according to orders (and people complain why programmers dont get any respect!) and he actually has some creativity and respect for himself...Pass on his contact info to me and I will probably hire him!
The problem that I have with designers is not so much that they should code(I make iOS apps btw)....Its that they spend far too less time photoshopping (probably modifying a screenshot) and then after we work countless hours to make something like that...they would claim that they "designed" it and take a lot of credit for it..what they dont get is that the actual design of the application is not their photoshopped junk...it is in the design of the classes and how they interact with each other....all they did was style the app with pleasing colors and fonts and maybe some nice gradients...talk to them about how a consistent ui design is but a reflection of consistent object design and they will give you a blank stare (Oh no ...you started talking geek again!!)
> And we aren't talking about clones of polished products here.
Well when I said "This is why I stick to iOS apps" I was actually referring to the cloning of popular websites like quora,reddit etc.I am sorry if I did not make that very clear.
>Lets take something with a bit less stigma.,Background-changing apps. There are, what, 100+ of them?
Why take such an example when I have clearly agreed that it very easy to clone such apps.
> There are dozens of clones of angry birds. Some of them as good or possibly better.
a)It takes a lot of time and technical skill to clone a good iOS app..and even if you are successful you have to go through the Apple Developer Program(which is annoying but it helps) and there are legal implications.
b) yeah fart apps are easy to make...but try cloning a good app like angry birds or talking tom cat!
c) if you really wanna clone and make money your best bet would be to clone as fast as possible and clone a lot of apps.You'd much rather just stick to rails apps (heroku ftw!)
d) and lastly there are people who can clone even the best iOS apps very quickly...but with that kind of technical skill also comes creativity and integrity!
wouldnt you rather use a currency whose value does not depend by dumb politicians?...wouldnt you use a currency whose value truly depends on the laws of supply and demand?
yes...we emotionally warped hypergeeks have something tht we can offer people....their own time...while the others seem to be making money through bullshit sales pitches!!