[lsofzz]

> Most code should be implementing business rules in the simplest and most maintainable way possible. I don't need developers "innovating" on my codebase.

Fair dinkum. That's you. You may be biased towards it due to past experiences and I understand it. However, with that mentality where there are no "innovation"(s) involved, you'll only get donkeys that live within the echo chamber. And, may be that's what you want.