There are some ways to use figma that are more akin to code, but I say go with the format that benefits your situation more. Should likely vary from project to project. Having the ability to use more than 1 is powerful.
Hot take: designing in HTML and CSS is quicker and produces a more diverse skillset than merely using Figma. For example, I just want to say things like “justify-content: space-between;” but Figma makes it more complex than that. Does anyone else feel this way?
I am terrible at auto layout but I fully understand flexbox somehow so I feel this to an extent
I just click buttons until it works 😅 I should probably watch a tutorial or something
I agree in many cases, yes. Sometimes using Figma actually is nice — mostly to sketch. TO actually build in detail I rarely use Figma and usually start writing CSS instead.
Yeah for my own workflow it can be much faster at a certain stage - especially when the app already has real data connected it makes validating ideas way faster. Figma is faster for more open ended stages in the project where exploring more divergent ideas is the priority.