I didn't mean to imply that I solely evaluate capabilities based on a mind numbing problem. I think it's important to balance questions: CS coding questions tha

I didn't mean to imply that I solely evaluate capabilities based on a mind numbing problem. I think it's important to balance questions: CS coding questions that they should know (based on education or previous projects), and questions that they probably haven't encountered before. This way you get a good assessment of the level and quality of their existing knowledge, and then get to assess how well they can think and solve new challenges.