[trailingZeroes]

I agree with the headline and not much else.

Okay. I'm fine with agreeing with the notion that good, productive engineers can result from good environments.

But that doesn't mean hiring 'broken toys' is a good idea. This article's message is 'Can't find anyone good? That's okay! Hire someone anyway and mentor them!'

Turn this stone into a diamond!' Okay. Some stones don't turn into diamonds. Gee...if only there was some sort of process that can help determine which people are capable of being a good engineer. Maybe companies can do something like asking some basic questions about a candidate's ability. Something like a filtering process.

'The pond is empty.' Pfff. No it's not. If no one's biting at the rod, it's because of shitty bait.