I don't think there's a consensus. This is a totally fine interview question. If you read a thread on hiring, you'll learn that you can't ask a coding questio

I don't think there's a consensus. This is a totally fine interview question. If you read a thread on hiring, you'll learn that you can't ask a coding question, you can't do a take-home coding test, you can't talk through system design, you can't expect people to have a Github or portfolio, and you certainly can't rely on academic credentials. At that point, it sounds like you have to hire the first person that responds to your want ad, and I'm sure someone is against that too. The only consensus is that people that care strongly one way or another will write a comment. Those that don't really care just go read some other article ;)