Design systems can solve a myriad of problems for both designers and developers, but they’re not magic wands. Let’s take a look at what design systems can do for us … and be realistic about what they can’t.
Design systems are valuable not in and of themselves but as a means to an end: freeing up time for work that’s more interesting and (hopefully) more valuable—both to us and to the end user.
Coding style guides offer a standardized approach to writing code so that a team or organization maintains consistency and scalability in its codebase.