As people talk about below-average programmers, here's a lesson I learned: you can finish a project even with below-average programmers. You do not rely on the

As people talk about below-average programmers, here's a lesson I learned: you can finish a project even with below-average programmers. You do not rely on the best ones. Not-the-best programmers are also capable of learning, and they usually improve, and they do deliver. Also, even the best programmer will make really stupid mistakes that may break everything. Also, the best programmers in your team are prone to starting a fight over BS, because they tend to have a very strong opinion. It's too simplistic to want only the best programmers in your team.