[dgabriel]

I hate them, too, but the puzzles can be fun to do if you're not being faced down by a sweaty middle manager.

[jfarmer]

I think puzzles are fun. I mean, my background is in math, the whole art of which is basically one big ladder of puzzles.

What I don't think puzzles can tell you is whether the person you're talking with can ship quality software that solves real problems.