> there is some "law" here that I can't quite formulate about how developers can't recognize skills above their own level. Perhaps you're trying to reformulate

> there is some "law" here that I can't quite formulate about how developers can't recognize skills above their own level. Perhaps you're trying to reformulate/restate the "Blub paradox" [1]? [1] http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html http://www.paulgraham.com/avg.html