Yes specialists are a huge advantage, but I do believe in certain fields, being a specialist can be a big disadvantage. For example, if you are a "product desi

Yes specialists are a huge advantage, but I do believe in certain fields, being a specialist can be a big disadvantage. For example, if you are a "product designer" aka someone who designs software user interfaces, I fundamentally do not believe you can be exceptional at your job unless you have experience programming front ends. In web development, writing CSS forces you to think about everything on the page. Everything. Adding interactivity with Javascript forces you to think about user experience on a micro scale. Those details add up, and I have found the best product designers are often those who were previously developers.