I meant it as mutual i.e. neither suffers. And I meant mediocre coders as in average, "not exceeding expectation". Suffers implies something destructive and I

I meant it as mutual i.e. neither suffers. And I meant mediocre coders as in average, "not exceeding expectation". Suffers implies something destructive and I would hardly call working with ordinary men being destructive even though obviously the outcome might be better if all coders are great, even thought that is hardly realistic for most setups, especially bigger.