Given how much of the job is based on resourcefulness and 'sticktoitiveness' which wind up being completely unmeasured by the typical big-o-whiteboard-olympics.

Given how much of the job is based on resourcefulness and 'sticktoitiveness' which wind up being completely unmeasured by the typical big-o-whiteboard-olympics.. I wonder if it wouldn't be an edge in hiring to fast-track anybody from a disadvantaged background. They've proven that they can break the mold and overcome adversity, kids from the suburbs->stanford route haven't, necessarily.