"A work-hire test attracts the best programmers. It doesn't repel them." Not really. The best programmers have other stuff to do besides your make-work silline

"A work-hire test attracts the best programmers. It doesn't repel them." Not really. The best programmers have other stuff to do besides your make-work silliness. "Get them to show you they can do the work. Nothing else matters." This is even more silliness. Suppose you have a diverse team, and the a candidate comes up, and passes the test, but is Donald Trump. Are you then going to say that only the work matters?