Should UI/UX designers know how to code? My honest opinion as a Product Designer

Wondering if you need to learn how to code if you want to be a UI/UX Designer or a Product Designer? In this video, I share my thoughts on whether learning to code is necessary AND what you can do to improve your workflow if you don't know how to code. Thank you for subscribing!

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00:00 Intro
00:16 Should designers learn to code?
00:44 Will code knowledge make me a better designer?
2:12 What if you don't know how to code?
3:41 Ok but I wanna learn how to code!
4:23 Final thoughts