Simple but not easy

Why is this so much more difficult than writing code? Let’s explain this a bit.

In speaking with Claude 3.5, my new best friend, he and I agree to the following – The paradox of choice in web design can definitely make it more challenging than other types of programming. When you’re writing a sorting algorithm or implementing a data structure, there are usually a finite number of well-established approaches. But with web design, you’re facing questions like:

How should this adapt across different screen sizes?

Should this button be rounded or square?

Would this work better as a sidebar or a dropdown?

Should we use a warm or cool color palette?

How should elements move and transition?

What’s the right balance of white space?