Codestories Newsletter #107: The Ever-Changing World of UI

I’ve been supporting the Netguru website for the last two years in my role as the Growth Engineering Team Leader. In that time, I’m often asked, “What’s it been like to work on just this one site? Is it still a challenge? Is it exciting?” My response is always, “Oh my. It’s only getting better!”

The project has continued to evolve, with each improvement paying off over time. Such a large undertaking requires working closely with my team and building on each success, critical for long-term projects.

We’re on the eve of a paradigm shift with UI. New technologies like the metaverse, AR, wearables, and Zero UI will change the way we access the web. Low-code/no-code solutions and AI (we’ll be using some on our page soon!) will also revolutionize our work. I bet that universal UI knowledge will be in demand — learn semantics, accessibility, and JS now to stay on track!

With this issue of Codestories, I’m sharing why we’re living in one of the most exciting times for UI and web developers.
Enjoy!

Krzysztof Gonciarz
Growth Engineering Team Leader

🏆 Weekly Highlights

• Thriving in the new UI future
• What is Zero UI?
• How to grow healthier cows
• Tips for getting started with VR interface design
• Building a company culture for new ideas

🔥 News

Nvidia launched a mapping product for the autonomous vehicle industry (TechCrunch)

The new platform will give the AV industry coverage of over 300,000 miles across Europe, North America and Asia by 2024.

Apple Music and the App Store suffer repeat outages (The Verge)

Several Apple services went down on back-to-back days.

✅ Must-reads

How the future of UI design will help you thrive (Better Experience Design Blog)

Find out how advances in UI design will produce numerous tangible business benefits.

Will Zero UI overtake screen-based interfaces? (Netguru)

Zero UK is making it possible for computers to adapt to users and speak our language.

🌱 Sustainable Tech

Tesla′s first European Gigafactory opens near Berlin (DW)

The new plant will aim to produce 500,000 EVs and batteries each year.

Livestock management app aims to grow healthier animals (Tech.eu)

The UK-based livestock data management platform Breedr raises a funding round to build out its sustainable farming solutions.

💡 Developer's corner

Getting started With VR interface design (Smashing Magazine)

If you’re taking your first steps into designing for the virtual world, find out how to build a great experience.

AI for frontend developers (Rangle.io)

You can start enriching your users’ experience with AI right now, even if you have limited experience with AI development.

Why accessibility is the future of tech (Modus)

Building accessible solutions give you a crystal ball into how all-encompassing the future of tech can be.

🛠️ Tips & Tricks

5 tips for creating innovative UX design (Entrepreneur)

No matter the current trends, these principles will assist in building user-friendly experiences.

Why you should test early ideas in their natural environment (Netguru)

The head of innovation for the SIGVARIS GROUP shares with us how to foster new and creative ideas.

🎙️Quote of the week

“What I see is that organizations that are used to delivering high-quality, premium products frequently face difficulties testing a prototype or even a pretotype with customers. They are used to coming with a perfectly developed product to a customer or user. This prevents experimentation and de-risking innovation.”

Esther Seidl-Nussbaumer,
Head of Corporate Innovation, SIGVARIS GROUP