<description>&lt;p&gt;Davy and PJ discuss the "liability" of stale documentation and why AI still needs human oversight. They explore using Figma’s API to automate visual updates and kill the "pain in the butt" of manual maintenance.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Davy and PJ discuss the "liability" of stale documentation and why AI still needs human oversight. They explore using Figma’s API to automate visual updates and kill the "pain in the butt" of manual maintenance.

Ep 95: When Docs Becomes a Liability

<description>&lt;p&gt;Building vs. Inheriting: Davy and PJ discuss the performance cost of design system dependencies. Learn how to choose the right framework without bloating your system or losing control of your architecture.&lt;/p&gt;
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Building vs. Inheriting: Davy and PJ discuss the performance cost of design system dependencies. Learn how to choose the right framework without bloating your system or losing control of your architecture.

Ep 94: Tech Dependencies

<description>&lt;p&gt;Davy and PJ celebrate four years of &lt;em&gt;Design System Office Hours&lt;/em&gt; by looking ahead at the shifting landscape of 2026. They explore how interoperability, open-source tooling, and AI-driven documentation being major themes to uplevel design system practices.&lt;/p&gt;
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Davy and PJ celebrate four years of Design System Office Hours by looking ahead at the shifting landscape of 2026. They explore how interoperability, open-source tooling, and AI-driven documentation being major themes to uplevel design system practices.

Ep 93: 2026 and our 4th Podcast Bday

<description>&lt;p&gt;Davy and PJ tackle the notorious difficulty of naming in design systems, advocating for human-readable, descriptive language over &amp;quot;cute&amp;quot; metaphors and discussing how AI is making file cleanliness more critical than ever.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Davy and PJ tackle the notorious difficulty of naming in design systems, advocating for human-readable, descriptive language over &quot;cute&quot; metaphors and discussing how AI is making file cleanliness more critical than ever.

Ep 92: Naming is Hard

<description>&lt;p&gt;Davy and PJ discuss a potential trend of major design systems going from public to internal only, stressing that public documentation is the ultimate forcing function for quality and a huge win for the community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Davy and PJ discuss a potential trend of major design systems going from public to internal only, stressing that public documentation is the ultimate forcing function for quality and a huge win for the community.

Ep 91: The Erosion of Open Design Systems

Davy and PJ, design system practitioners talk about design-led product ownership, scaling and adoption, community and engagement, design system team models, and much more. 

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