Hire people who aren’t proven
I think hiring has become more difficult now that programming has been discovered as a well paying mainstream career. When I started in the 90s most people I worked with had a passion for the craft but now I find we interview a lot of people who have a CS degree just for the career prospects but not out of interest for the craft.<p>I find it much easier to deal with someone who has no relevant experience but cares vs someone who had 10 years experience but doesn&#x27;t care. Now someone who has 10 years AND cares is rare but pure gold.