[strict9]

Trying to create an accurate measurement of programming skill is far more difficult than looking for correlation on tests compared with some other subjective measure.

This misguided attempt at instrumenting "skill" could prevent highly capable individuals from entering the field who don't have a solid math foundation, for societal or other reasons.

[sdenton4]

OTOH, identifying a decent mathematical thinking background as a predictor of CS potential is a pretty big win at a societal level. Teaching math is relatively cheap; you don't even have to buy computers...