The people who can't code any longer are still typically able to describe an algorithm, at least in pseudocode. Whiteboarding Yet Another Graph Search Problem

The people who can't code any longer are still typically able to describe an algorithm, at least in pseudocode. Whiteboarding Yet Another Graph Search Problem With Perfect Syntax[1] might be beyond their current short-term abilities, but I'd be surprised if they couldn't produce pseudocode and architectural design that solves most real-world problems. On the other hand, there are plenty of "seniors" who couldn't write code in the first place. [1]Everyone knows which employer does this.