> If somebody has been promoted multiple times in programming roles...then you know they can code That's not necessarily true. There are people in "tenure" rol

> If somebody has been promoted multiple times in programming roles...then you know they can code That's not necessarily true. There are people in "tenure" roles as I like to call them. They're not ostensibly bad, but they're far from good. They get promoted to senior developer and have pay raises each year. They're not bad enough to be let go, but after 5 years, they're still around and earn a senior title. They're not really in charge, but they're technically in charge with time at the company and the title. I'm not saying throw deep algo questions at them, but promotions don't mean coding chops.