[zavulon]

Obviously there's nothing wrong with UX people learning how to program, and programmers learning a bit of UX. Doing either will enhance the value you provide to clients, no doubt.

However, all I'm saying is you can't realistically become an EXPERT in both.

I run a business... over the last few years I've been doing a bit of sales, accounting, programming, project management, IA/UX design, QA, long-term strategy planning, etc. Has it helped me that I know how to do each one a little? Yes, of course. Am I expecting to become an expert in all of them? Absolutely not