Sort of, but not really.<p>I think really what we&#x27;re arguing about now is the distinction between hiring for a Google position (pushing the absolute state of the art) and hiring for a position creating accounting software or something.<p>I don&#x27;t think that it&#x27;s reasonable to expect to be hired into a top tier position as a kernel hacker at RedHat or a database expert at Google with an English degree and a few weeks of github commits.<p>I think that most software development jobs don&#x27;t need the level of technical chops that are being asked for - and that many of the developers that actually have this level of ability just don&#x27;t need the company (this post might be an example of that).<p>Some of the job requirements I&#x27;ve seen make me think along the lines of - &#x27;hell, if I can do all of that, why would I work for you for peanuts?&#x27;.