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by jamieb 4726 days ago
FTA: "Take the example of a tester, or a 3rd line support analyst – in the main their ranks are filled with the below-par programmer. They help the process by reduce the programmers’ work load and don’t cost as much to the CFO’s bottom line."

Don't cost as much as what? As much as a smaller team of expert programmers doing it right?

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In order to hire a small team of expert programmers:

1. Your recruiter/interviewer must determine the difference between an expert programmer and a mediocre one

2. The org budget for the position must be banded/capped high enough to attract talent

3. There must be a supply of expert programmers in your locality, who are ALSO interested in working on your project

None of these three are a given for a MegaCorp.