Contribute Real Code as a Designer

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Contribute Real Code as a Designer

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What you'll learn

Earn access to the production codebase

If you want to contribute real code, the first step is to get access to the production codebase.

Be a good guest & get invited back

Now that you have access to the production codebase, you need to get invited back.

Land your first change & grow your scope

Start with small visual changes. Get a feel for the workflow. And gradually expand in complexity over time.

Why this topic matters

When you've designed something meticulously, thinking through every pixel, how often does it actually ship that way? One of the most empowering things a designer can do is start contributing production code. When you do that, your vision comes to life, the product feels & works better, and the engineering team has more time to create something robust.

You'll learn from

Ayon Bhattacharya

AI-native builder & 7th employee at Eve (an a16z backed unicorn).

Ayon helps designers and PMs become technically dangerous with AI: able to prototype, automate, and ship like builders.

Ayon was an early employee at Eve, an a16z-backed AI unicorn. A founding designer with hands-on experience with product management and development, he now bypasses Figma to do 95% of his work directly in code.

He trained his team on AI-native workflows, created a code-based prototyping environment for the designers at Eve, and has taught 10+ hands-on workshops on topics like claude code, cursor, git, and using a design system with AI tools.

He wants an army of technically dangerous, AI powered designers to see their vision fulfilled.

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