If a candidate can google the problem, understand it, and then learn how to write a simple variation of it they have demonstrated all the skills necessary to be

If a candidate can google the problem, understand it, and then learn how to write a simple variation of it they have demonstrated all the skills necessary to be a useful coder at an awful lot of companies. I'd kinda prefer them to learn basic programming a little more ahead of time, but I honestly don't care when you learn how to program.