>...but I'm sure even a relatively junior coder would be able to tell if someone was just doing technical word salad. In interviews, I've had people give answe

>...but I'm sure even a relatively junior coder would be able to tell if someone was just doing technical word salad. In interviews, I've had people give answers I'm not familiar with. The easy thing to do is to ask them to explain how their answer works. You get to vet whether it seems legit, and as a bonus see how good they are at communication in a genuine teaching moment.