"Again, you came in with a resumé or a CV. That should be good enough. " Empathetically, no way. There are a lot of people who have difficulty coding, who are

"Again, you came in with a resumé or a CV. That should be good enough. " Empathetically, no way. There are a lot of people who have difficulty coding, who are not comfortable outside of certain operating environments, and all of us have holes in our capabilities. Those are often not obvious until you start coding a bit. Coding tests should not be 'gotchas' or 'secret IQ tests' or 'need preparation' but some bits of coding are necessary. A GH repo can possibly serve as a substitute however.