I don't like coding challenges, but on the hiring side it turns out even really basic ones can filter out a huge chunk of people who can't code their way out of

I don't like coding challenges, but on the hiring side it turns out even really basic ones can filter out a huge chunk of people who can't code their way out of a paper bag. But for most jobs they don't really need to be anything crazy. It turns out that plenty of applicants have a hard time with things that are surprisingly simple and that's really all you need.