Hiring Programmers and The High Cost of Low Quality

An anonymous reader writes "Why is it so hard to find good programmers? And why should companies favor hiring fewer more senior developers rather than many junior ones? Frank Wiles discusses his thoughts in his article A Guide to Hiring Programmers: The High Cost of Low Quality"

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Which perl programmer wrote this

[BlackSnake112]

This article looks like it was written by a perl programmer.
What to 'work' from home... check
flexible working hour... check
make sure perl is mentioned often... check
higher better people for more money and you save money... check

I like the last one but it has to be justified. The programmer better be worth the 90, 100, 120K a year to be paid it.

Re:Have to do it, sorry

[misleb]

OBOL is not really a programming language, thus the reason it is dying. I know I am being a snob, but the quality that makes COBOL great (eg anyone can write and become an expert), is also the quality that makes the devs go back to college to learn the complexities of PHP or another object orientated language.

Complexities of PHP? You've GOT to be kidding me. Who goes back to college to learn PHP??

-matthew