> Most of these essays about "passion not required" are missing the point. I'd argue that they're aiming for the idiots who are selectively hiring for someone'

> Most of these essays about "passion not required" are missing the point. I'd argue that they're aiming for the idiots who are selectively hiring for someone's passion for software development. So long as these people exist, these essays have value. If only one person is convinced that maybe, just maybe, selecting for passion is a bad idea when hiring, the essay has done its job admirably.