> From what I can see, the problem of "overly-rule-bound developers" is nowhere near the magnitude of the problem of "developer's who don't really have a clue."

> From what I can see, the problem of "overly-rule-bound developers" is nowhere near the magnitude of the problem of "developer's who don't really have a clue." The deeper problem is that developers who don't have a clue are immune to rules. Throwing a book of rules at a sucky programmer just creates a sucky programmer with a bruise where the book bounced off their head. So, who, exactly are we writing these rules for, again?