+1 on this. First day for interns and junior devs is to write testcases and setup a proper debugger. Fresh graduates do not come with an understanding of testca

+1 on this. First day for interns and junior devs is to write testcases and setup a proper debugger. Fresh graduates do not come with an understanding of testcases - usually they have heard about "The Social Network", Steve Jobs or Linux Torvalds. Everyone wants to rewrite the codebase . Its when you lock them in a room with testcases and a debugger that understanding dawns.