web designer & programmer
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- DaveId0
Interesting..
let's see, In order to make sense of this mess let's extract "web" from the equation:
conceptually design and development are entirely different. in most industries they do not tend to overlap much.
I would argue that the scope of the project would dictate where on the generalist-specialist spectrum your labor break-down would be most efficient.
then put "web" back in:
the scopes of a web based projects tend to vary more than in other industries (building houses, brochures, cars, ad campaigns) I think that this is why there are such varying opinions on how the labor should break down.
I see both versions (one-man bands, and rediculously fragmented teams), and my opinion is that it is in management where these issues are best resolved.
I would not hire a "web designer" who didn't know css/html. however, if the project was large (with an adequate budget) i would make absolutely sure i hired both a great designer and a great coder (a tight development schedule would demand that they not be the same person).
by definition a great specialist cannot be a great generalist, and vice versa. both are useful. neither is better.
you could argue about depth vs. breadth forever....