I mean designers (look of the product) vs coders (make it run).
Generally I find people are either better designers than coders, or vice versa.
There is overlap of course! Designers can code well and coders can make good looking products.
However, finding someone who is equally good at both is rare.
Personally, I enjoy both the technical coding and the creative designing, but I also know one comes easier than the other.
I suspect (pure opinion here) it's because of how our brains are wired, plus our experience / bias.
I also think the 10k hour rule applies too. You need to invest a lot of time to be really good, so the odds are a little more time was spent on one thing vs another.
Bottom line, coding and design go hand in hand. You should be able to do both. IMHO
However, if you're looking for someone who can create brilliant design and brilliant code, that's a reach.
That's an interesting assertion. So what about the many programmers who are artists (painters, musicians, poets, etc.)?
They are the true unicorns! :)
I mean designers (look of the product) vs coders (make it run).
Generally I find people are either better designers than coders, or vice versa.
There is overlap of course! Designers can code well and coders can make good looking products.
However, finding someone who is equally good at both is rare.
Personally, I enjoy both the technical coding and the creative designing, but I also know one comes easier than the other.
I suspect (pure opinion here) it's because of how our brains are wired, plus our experience / bias.
I also think the 10k hour rule applies too. You need to invest a lot of time to be really good, so the odds are a little more time was spent on one thing vs another.
Bottom line, coding and design go hand in hand. You should be able to do both. IMHO
However, if you're looking for someone who can create brilliant design and brilliant code, that's a reach.
That's fair. At one point I was probably an equally good programmer and violinist, but programming pays the bills and I haven't kept up with my music.