[skyebook]

Asking how someone would go about solving a problem is a good question to ask but simply can't replace making sure the candidate can write code. Imagine hiring script-kiddies instead of actual hackers.

As an aside, did anyone else see the irony in the word "competent" being misspelled?

[captaintacos]

Yep. We all did. Hence the "[sic]" used by some commenters in here when quoting the author -> "Competant [sic] developers, even those..."

On the other hand. What would be the difference between a script-kiddie and an "actual hacker"? The years of experience? Or the purpose for what the code will be used for?