It is kind of unfair to say all programmers are bad at designing interfaces. I've never personally met one that was actually bad, and know several that are qui

It is kind of unfair to say all programmers are bad at designing interfaces. I've never personally met one that was actually bad, and know several that are quite good- to the point where they could be professional UI designers if they wanted. I've noticed a trend where hackers with good design sensibilities have migrated to working on web earlier than other developers. That might have something to do with it.