Point me to a metric that you think is fair and it would probably take me 10 minutes to systematically demolish it as equally stupid gatekeeping. Furthermore,

Point me to a metric that you think is fair and it would probably take me 10 minutes to systematically demolish it as equally stupid gatekeeping. Furthermore, he didn't say it was his only metric, he said it was a possible metric. What if I use having a bachelors degree in computer science as a strong metric? I could just as easily turn the tables on that requirement: some of the best programmers I've ever known didn't even have university degrees at all and were completely self starters. And there are plenty of diploma mills that hand out degrees in IT like they're candy.