[chaostheory]

I hear these complaints all the time, yet not many people complaining actually offer viable solutions for vetting a candidate's ability.

That said, I would say Github contributions and maybe paired with StackOverflow activity may be a good substitute for a technical interview when available.

[mordocai]

The author said Github contributions and/or a specific programming project. My development group does a relatively simple tech interview + a programming project.

[chaostheory]

I stand corrected. I skimmed the post a bit too much.

[FLUX-YOU]

I think it's just a symtpom of an evolving industry. Studied solutions are better than viable solutions, and we may just be studying it without acknowledging that fact. Someone should put some actual researchers on this problem though.