It depends on what kind of problems you like to solve, I suppose. Usability isn't going away, and neither is classical IT type stuff (like your SP project). I

It depends on what kind of problems you like to solve, I suppose. Usability isn't going away, and neither is classical IT type stuff (like your SP project). If you like to work with more fundamental projects, I'd stick with SP. Fewer fuzzy requirements, much easier to learn if you did things correctly. Usability involves some psych stuff (knowing both some of the neurological responses, as well as programmed responses due to de facto standards). It's much more fuzzy. You can always improve a UI. It's more people-oriented than traditional IT work. For me, personally, I consider usability much more interesting. Using a company like Apple as an example -- it was their design and usability groups that have made them so special as a company. Would you rather work for Apple or work for a company like EDS? Not that I'm suggesting all usability/UX will be like working at Apple. But I do want to emphasize that the two career paths will appeal to different types of folks -- there isn't one option that's "better" than the other.