Can one excel at both prongs? I don't know, but i do know that one person can (and has) created excellent Web Apps, entirely on their own. The fewer people invo

Can one excel at both prongs? I don't know, but i do know that one person can (and has) created excellent Web Apps, entirely on their own. The fewer people involved in building something the lower the coordination costs (time spent communicating, noise introduced into the spec because the reader/listener never comprehends with 100% accuracy). This doesn't mean the smaller team wins, but it is a primary reason why the bigger team doesn't always win. As an aside, while again i don't know if excellence in design and coding are achievable by the same person ,i suspect parity probably is. For instance, i'm an average coder and a bad designer, but with enough practice mediocrity in the latter should be attainable.