I think you are correct but I want to add that most of the top programmers I have met have had zero issues with doing maintainance work. Just look at many of th

I think you are correct but I want to add that most of the top programmers I have met have had zero issues with doing maintainance work. Just look at many of the big names in open source if you need some examples. I think Google's culture is to blame, but this culture is ptobably created much due to only hiring top performers, rather than other companies who have to do with a mix of skill levels.