They told us the same thing: coal miners have to think. You do the right thing, the right way, every time, or somebody could die.
The stakes are lower for tech projects, but they brought the care with them.
This stood out for me in the article. I moved to coding after a few years as an aerospace engineer. In the aerospace world you don't want to make mistakes either, so I know how jarring it can be to move to an industry that operates on the motto "just ship it and we'll patch it later, maybe".
I hope they can bring their thoughtfulness to their code and develop a reputation for shipping solid product.
A lot of times it seems people take it for granted that 'skilled/intelligent' and 'rural' are mutually exclusive.