[scarface74]

Them: “Write a method to parse an address”

Me: “This is a domain I’m familiar with because I spent 9 years working in the bill payment industry. Here all of the corner cases you have to deal with. You’re much better off using these USPS certified CASS solutions instead of writing it internally for these reasons and went on to explain all of the drawbacks of writing software that didn’t give you a competitive advantage.”

The middle level developer interviewing me wasn’t impressed. The director was and I got the job and soon became the lead.