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As a designer who codes I've never understood this mentality. I sketch out wireframes, take them to PhotoShop, and flush out the HTML, CSS, and JS. Perhaps if the structure of your team isn't suited for this workflow it could end up hindering the design process but I find it to be quite enjoyable.

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So you do design and production (is HTML/CSS and a bit of JS really coding?), great! I have a feeling most web designers are in that boat, though I've never worked in that field before. Not all designers are web designers though.

there is definitely a difference between knowing how to make a prototype and being able to code at a production level. Again, without mentorship it's difficult to learn the difference.

Most developers are clueless as well. I can imagine a junior designer getting into a lot of trouble in a small dev shop given all the misunderstandings.

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