> You can NOT have a single domain of expertise as a > programmer, and be a great programmer Nobody said anything about great programmer. edit: And you're

> You can NOT have a single domain of expertise as a > programmer, and be a great programmer Nobody said anything about great programmer. edit: And you're defining great only one way: Someone with multi-domain expertise. Certainly someone who is expert at databases can be a great programmer too. edit 2: great is measured relative to the problem at hand... If you have a deep technical problem, then multi-domain expertise doesn't really give you any edge. If you have a business problem that needs a technical solution, then having expertise in both the business side and technical side is an advantage.