The sentiments in this article are all very nice and progressive, but... have you ever actually tried to interview people for a programming job? The simple fact

The sentiments in this article are all very nice and progressive, but... have you ever actually tried to interview people for a programming job? The simple fact is that lots of people, perhaps most people who apply for jobs as programmers, are completely helpless. They couldn't code their way out of a paper bag. It's actually really depressing interviewing them, because you want them to be successful and yet most of them fail miserably at the most basic things.