Design is different to the nitty gritty but I'd say not necessarily easier or harder. Just as no battle plan survives engagement, no design survives the realities of implementation.
This is what makes waterfall hard and agile.attractive. it is also what makes someone who can shift mental focus from one to the other more useful.
Personally I think of it in terms of field of view. Zooming out to bigger and bigger picture or down to finer and finer detail.
I guess what I'm saying boils down to "increase your range" - if you're a coder you'll be more useful/valuable the more you can look out. (Whether that be in terms of business sense or devops practicalities).
This is what makes waterfall hard and agile.attractive. it is also what makes someone who can shift mental focus from one to the other more useful.
Personally I think of it in terms of field of view. Zooming out to bigger and bigger picture or down to finer and finer detail.
I guess what I'm saying boils down to "increase your range" - if you're a coder you'll be more useful/valuable the more you can look out. (Whether that be in terms of business sense or devops practicalities).