[louthy]

> I would only have a vague idea of how to do a integer => string conversion with base N without googling it. So am I shit?

It sounds very much like it I'm afraid. This is trivial problem solving. Your overconfidence + lack of problem solving ability are big red flags. If you're as good as you claim you are then you should know foundational principles. It gives you a far greater insight into programming than just grinding away with other programmers 'snippets'.