I can't disagree with this person more. More than anything have learned that education and training are hugely important and hiring to train leads to mediocre

I can't disagree with this person more. More than anything have learned that education and training are hugely important and hiring to train leads to mediocre staff who think their two years of development work stack up to your 4 years of college and 6 years of professional experience. They take forever to start writing productive code, if they ever bother leaning at all. I will never hire someone without a degree or equivalent experience again. Even for Jr. roles