Not directly making that point. Just that a lot of programmers aren't necessarily known for their design aesthetic. So you could 'not be a fool', and be very

Not directly making that point. Just that a lot of programmers aren't necessarily known for their design aesthetic. So you could 'not be a fool', and be very good at HTML/CSS, and yet not really understand or care about color, flow, layout. But, to your point, surely they will absorb something in the process. But it is far from a given. Isn't this the entire argument between Apple-Microsoft, Jobs-Gates? Gates isn't a fool, neither are MS programmers, but they aren't known for good 'ux designs' There are a lot more technology experts than good Design experts.