100% i always have pushed to hire based on how the developer approaches problems and thinks about logic. the hype around memorizing referenceable facts about

100% i always have pushed to hire based on how the developer approaches problems and thinks about logic. the hype around memorizing referenceable facts about a specific language/stack has always been overblown. i’ll take a hacker who learns and digs in quickly over a recalcitrant developer stuck in their ways any day.