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A few thoughts.

* The minimum requirements to become a software developer: pass a 30 minute interview.

* The baseline standard competency for software development: none.

That said, hiring for software employs maximum bias and minimum training. What that effectively means:

* Software developers, according to HN, generally hate all uniform measures of competence except computer science bachelors degrees.

* Software developers frequently believe in their preferences without supporting evidence and outside their experience.

* Decisions in software are most frequently entirely ad hoc.

* Writing, in natural language, is a rarity in software.

Plan accordingly.