I have heard that issue raised by colleagues during the hiring process. At the time I was suspicious about this kind of generalization, but had not been partic

I have heard that issue raised by colleagues during the hiring process. At the time I was suspicious about this kind of generalization, but had not been particularly sure how to evaluate the impact. Subsequently my experience is that developers who have been in the same job for a very long time, have a higher chance of being totally clueless. And also generally not confident with new ideas, not aware of alternative ways of doing things, not exposed to the culture of the broader profession etc. I am wary of any dev. You could go through this during the hiring process. Most programmers end up doing some maintenance even in new jobs. But bottom line I suspect this hiring principal is essentially backwards.