> We have a take-home assignment as part of our interview process and they were able to get a working solution, but missed on design patterns that would make th

> We have a take-home assignment as part of our interview process and they were able to get a working solution, but missed on design patterns that would make their code more maintainable and extensible, things that are usually learned from code-reviews by people who have had the experience of working with bad code Design patterns? This is a red flag for me. How do you know you're not actually a bunch of unproductive cargo-culters? Those applicants might've dodged a bullet with you there. > We lamented not being able to hire otherwise smart and personable candidates, but at the end of the day we only had headcount for 1 employee and we went with a different smart and personable candidate who had better early career opportunities. I see. Did you ever actually ship anything, though?