In agreement and I'd add that I think it is a bit arrogant to assume a more junior programmer or a team of them can't learn better programming practices. A goo

In agreement and I'd add that I think it is a bit arrogant to assume a more junior programmer or a team of them can't learn better programming practices. A good lead will demand good code and support it with mentoring, pairing and time to refactor. It still doesn't give them license to do tech for the sake of tech. Every architectural choice and added complexity has to be justified by the value it brings. But programming for the lowest common skill level on a team is generally a bad idea.