> I find a version of this even with fresh out of college programmers. > They just know how to type Java on an IDE, maybe some SQL (using some graphical front

> I find a version of this even with fresh out of college programmers. > They just know how to type Java on an IDE, maybe some SQL (using some graphical front end), some HTML/CSS. They can't operate in a Linux dev environment at all, can't use the command line or exit vi or perform any kind of simple shell based automation or use git without a plugin for their IDE. > And they also are reluctant to learn Sounds like you are hiring wrong. The point of a good engineering degree is to teach someone how to learn. Any degree worth something will include non-trivial coursework and projects, so they should already be familiar with some of the tooling.