The lifecycle is the product
Why one design system running through Compose, Ship, and Optimize beats stitching separate tools together.
Hilal Tasdan1 min read
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The lifecycle is the product
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Compose the pages from components you already trust, connect the stack, publish. The slow parts were never the design.
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