[em-bee]

well it depends whether you hire a junior or a senior position.

the general rule is that if i don't hire juniors, then as a manager i want to hire people who are better developers than me.

otherwise if i hire juniors, i obviously expect them to learn, but the paring point is still relevant, and even juniors may bring an interesting perspective to the team, not just their coding skills.

[mgas]

Totally agree on jr vs sr. Another point that is conveniently overlooked in the article so the author can have his holier-than-thou moment. It seems he's hiring seniors, and only wants stars.