One thing that our company did right was hire a load of junior graduates; they were extremely lucky to benefit from years of learning and explanations from thei

One thing that our company did right was hire a load of junior graduates; they were extremely lucky to benefit from years of learning and explanations from their very senior mentors and it encouraged people to think through why things were being done and to choose simpler solutions for them. However, I still wonder if any of them are natural programmers or if they were just doing it because it was a good job. By this I mean it would be hard for them to understand and be self sufficient even after a year of intensive training.