I think the problem is similar to the problems in systems engineering, where techniques and processes can de-rail real engineering progress. This has been obser

I think the problem is similar to the problems in systems engineering, where techniques and processes can de-rail real engineering progress. This has been observed back in 1969 by Robert Frosch, who served as NASA administrator: "I can best describe the spirit of what I have in mind by thinking of a music student who writes a concerto by consulting a checklist of the characteristics of the concerto form, being careful to see that all of the canons of the form are observed, but having no flair for the subject, as opposed to someone who just knows roughly what a concerto is like, but has a real feeling for music. The results become obvious upon hearing them. The prescription of technique cannot be a substitute for talent and capability, but that is precisely how we have tried to use technique." - http://origins.sese.asu.edu/ses405/Additional%20Reading/Frosch%20on%20System%20Engineering.pdf http://origins.sese.asu.edu/ses405/Additional%20Reading/Fros... Current technical interview processes with its whiteboards and technical questions will undoubtedly lead to hiring the first type of music student.