You should be able to write code with half-busted crayons on the back of yesterday's newspaper, also. But it's much classier (and time-efficient) for all conce

You should be able to write code with half-busted crayons on the back of yesterday's newspaper, also. But it's much classier (and time-efficient) for all concerned if the employer provides at least ballpark-adequate tools upfront (meaning at the very least an editor that doesn't overtly work against you -- like Google Docs does).