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A library of buttons is not a system. A system is an agreement about what you will not redraw.

— Ada Quinn · Oct 27, 2026

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Tag · 1 story

A library of buttons is not a system. A system is an agreement about what you will not redraw.

— Ada Quinn · Oct 27, 2026