We're not talking about only hiring the top 0.1% programming talent at the expense of the top 1%. We're talking about the people that either can't program, or a

We're not talking about only hiring the top 0.1% programming talent at the expense of the top 1%. We're talking about the people that either can't program, or are very, very bad at programming. Dealing with those isn't a "comparatively miniscule" task, it's an extraordinary drain on productivity and morale. > We think that miraculously, good developers become good [...] never by practice within a big company. Then, one we hire them, their skill level freezes. This is patently false. Are you familiar with the concepts of "experience", "promotion", "pay raise" or "bonus"?