But Frank Abagnale proved that he was at least able to learn as he was going along, like he studied for and passed the bar.

I think it would be interesting to work with someone like that, especially in software, you can mould them to anything. Would I enjoy it for the first couple of months? Probably not, but clearly not everyone you hire has to be excellent, sometimes you just need people that learn fast and are able to pick up new things easily.