[kasey_junk]

> You don't give a lawyer a case to win or a doctor a patient to cure to assess hiring them

Both of those industries have accreditation standards and post graduate education requirements. Doctors have on the job requirements. Comparing software development, which is miles less sophisticated in its approach to those doesn't seem like a way to argue for any type of developer interview process.

[throwaway_374]

Doctors' and lawyers' experiences are not gained purely in school. Realistically, a comp sci major gains immediately usable skills during a degree as compared to either of those professions.

In fact, all your argument points to, logically, is that there is a far stronger case for "more sophisticated professions" to have more gruelling interviewing standards than software developers.