
Think of it this way: every time an extraordinary person joins your company, they’re closing to the door to some other opportunity. And unless what you’re proposing is the best use of that person’s talents, you’re giving the rest of the world the shaft.
Should designers code? It’s the same as asking ‘should designers be able to write’ — not everyone needs to be able to write a novel, but everyone should have a level of literacy appropriate to the work they do and the impact that work will have on people and the planet.