[robomartin]

Software development is not a performance art (like playing the piano). Putting someone in that kind of a situation is, well, sorry, as dumb as can be.

What's important is how people approach computational problem solving, not if they can write a solution in 1 to 45 minutes. Really, who cares?

One of my go-to examples is trying to work from home. Which is great, yet has its challenges. We have three German Shepherds. They are lovely. However, when a delivery arrives or the gardeners are out nearby, well, it's mayhem for a few minutes. I've come to understand that I should just take a coffee break when that happens. I can't even do mid-level math, much less focus on a difficult CS problem during those moments. And it takes a good 30 minutes before my head can be back on task.

Stop treating software development like performing art or athletes having to perform in the heat of a game. That is not what we do. At all.