My takeaway from the article was that Ernestine wanted to hire a good programmer and she focussed on just that. She did not consider the established conventi

My takeaway from the article was that Ernestine wanted to hire a good programmer and she focussed on just that. She did not consider the established conventions on what to do in such a situation. Interestingly, I have observed this to be true in few other situations as well, where established conventions and processes are actually an hindrance rather than help.