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Re:Hiring Is Broken? by alexeiz on Saturday August 31, 2019 @02:14PM (#20847909)
> Would you hire Linus for your bog standard dev role?

The question is incorrect. By hiring Linus you eliminate the need for 5 bog standard dev roles. Bog standard dev roles is not a requirement. It's what you end up with if you hire mediocre people.

Re:Hiring Is Broken? by UK-Al05 on Saturday August 31, 2019 @03:06PM (#20848198)
I doubt linus is any good at modern web dev. Might take him a while to learn and will probably never enjoy it.