Of course there had to be another one of these posts... Everyone recite the industry mantra: the only good developers are in the Old Boys' Network. It shouldn'

Of course there had to be another one of these posts... Everyone recite the industry mantra: the only good developers are in the Old Boys' Network. It shouldn't matter what they know, it matters who they know. Recite it before supper and you will be blessed with successful projects. Refuse to follow it and try to evaluate your candidates objectively and you will burn in the cauldron of spaghetti code.