> I agree that an exceptional programmer would not only not be appreciated in a job like this but their work/code will also be misunderstood and create a huge l

> I agree that an exceptional programmer would not only not be appreciated in a job like this but their work/code will also be misunderstood and create a huge libility for the company. Writing complicated and unmaintainable code is not the hallmark of an exceptional programmer. Rather it is writing simple code to solve simple problems and writing understandable code to solve hard problems. Code other's cannot wrap their head around is not good code and even the clever author will have a harder time debugging, re-factoring or adapting it. Chances are it would be a liability even on a solo project.