> The problem is finding people to do it with who care enough to think rigorously

> ...

> train them, and reject low quality work.

I agree very strongly with both of these points.

But I've observed a truth about each of them over the last decade-plus of building software.

1) very few people approach the field of software engineering with anything remotely resembling rigor, and

2) there is often little incentive to train juniors and reject subpar output (move fast and break things, etc.)

I don't know where this takes us as an industry? But I feel your comment on a deep level.