>This matches my experience because you don't chose who you work with.
That's what job interviews are supposed to be for. It should be easy to hire only the most skilled programmers, especially with the massive number of unemployed programmers out there right now.
Programming skill is similar to driving skill. You can hire the best people in the world and there'll still be incidents. The people who are most skilled may even be more incident-prone because they have the skills to take more risks.
Don't bet the company on no one ever making a mistake. Set up a system where the unintentional risks are minimized and the consequences of inevitable failures are mitigated by seatbelts and insurance policies.
Maybe it's trivial what I'm saying, but hiring the most skilled available person does not solve the skill disparity.
Just look for the people who like Rust and filter them out
I know this is obvious trolling, but it’s close to a truth. Selecting for a passion for languages that aren’t anyone’s first language gets you polyglots—folks that’ve had to abstract their knowledge and understand what’s an ecosystem feature vs what’s more broadly applicable.
Joking about Rust users rhymes with joking about vegans; it’s true both parties generally can’t keep from talking about their choice. But you do want to hire someone who’s thought about their options and made a decision.