But writing code is only a small part of a software engineer's job (at least that's true everywhere I've worked), so selecting people who have opted to dedicate

But writing code is only a small part of a software engineer's job (at least that's true everywhere I've worked), so selecting people who have opted to dedicate their lives to only that portion might be a worse idea than hiring better-rounded candidates, when it comes to building real software systems that need to be liked by users.