Reading this, one could be confused into thinking that you’re arguing that a developer shouldn’t have to prove they can write find max of a list. Is this task t

Reading this, one could be confused into thinking that you’re arguing that a developer shouldn’t have to prove they can write find max of a list. Is this task too below them? Does it not adequately demonstrate knowledge? What else? I think what you’re might be missing is the basic fact that programming is so stupid lucrative, especially compared to the other jobs that are out there, people will do anything to get these jobs. I’m pretty sure you want your new hire to know HOW the magical library list.max is written. Writing code is surely more than piecing together other people’s utility functions and ideas? By way of analogy, should your new EE hire be able to compute basic ohms law voltage drop over a resistor? We teach kids this formula. Is this knowledge too below a senior electrical engineer to still know? Of course not. Finally, someone’s attitude towards answering these questions will tell you a lot about what kind of person they are to work with. If they are surely and refuse to implement list.max, well then, what will their attitude be when it comes to grungy code tasks?