The problems described in this article really do hit home. I offer that anybody who sees the Joe onboarding as anything other than typical may not have been in

The problems described in this article really do hit home. I offer that anybody who sees the Joe onboarding as anything other than typical may not have been in the field long enough. These problems have been happening since the 1990's and very little if any progress has been made in these areas. If it is that prevalent, I also would feel safe to surmise that it has little to do with the other detractors posted here (ie it's over-engineered, needs documentation, it makes Joe a better engineer, etc.). Coders like to code productively first and foremost, not spend their time documenting and designing processes and procedures. I say don't fight their instincts. Let them do that! This is where DevOps comes in to play, and should be the focal point of resolution for this and related issues; letting the coders do what they already do best.