There is a legitimate concern that if the smarter programmer quits the job, the remaining average programmers will not be able to maintain the code.

I think a smart solution would be to teach the average programmers the new concepts. Many of them would probably be happy to learn, and the company would benefit from having everyone know a bit more and use better solutions. But for some reason, this usually doesn't happen.

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anal_reactor 10 months ago | parent [-]

>Many of them would probably be happy to learn

No. Most people don't like being told that they're wrong, drama ensues. They say they want to learn, but in reality, they don't.

	▲	psychoslave 10 months ago \| parent [-]
		What would you answer to a proposal to learn how to make people stay engaged in there initial statement expressing a desire to learn? "yes, I want to learn" maybe? Sight