While division of labor and specialization is getting more and more the norm in the industry, I personally still consider my deliverables to be whole systems (as opposed to, say, Docker containers, Jars, or CSS files). And from that point of view usability is a quality attribute of utmost importance, for which some some design skill is certainly needed.
Having said that, there's nothing wrong with specializing, and for a backend/devops person it isn't necessary to know something about design&ergonomics (although it doesn't hurt to know a little bit about it either). Also, If I can leverage the benefits of collaborating with a good (non-coding) designer, I'll happily do that.
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While division of labor and specialization is getting more and more the norm in the industry, I personally still consider my deliverables to be whole systems (as opposed to, say, Docker containers, Jars, or CSS files). And from that point of view usability is a quality attribute of utmost importance, for which some some design skill is certainly needed.
Having said that, there's nothing wrong with specializing, and for a backend/devops person it isn't necessary to know something about design&ergonomics (although it doesn't hurt to know a little bit about it either). Also, If I can leverage the benefits of collaborating with a good (non-coding) designer, I'll happily do that.