> plenty of undergrads who need this experience The fact that they need the experience should already tell you that they're not yet competent at what they are

> plenty of undergrads who need this experience The fact that they need the experience should already tell you that they're not yet competent at what they are needed for. They should be put on low-impact projects that don't matter, or low-impact projects that do matter with solid mentoring. They should not be made to write software for something that is high-impact for you with little to no mentoring.