I apologize ahead of time for rambling, but I'm with you on this! In my coworkers and many of the applicants we see, there's a trend of over optimization. The

I apologize ahead of time for rambling, but I'm with you on this! In my coworkers and many of the applicants we see, there's a trend of over optimization. The common meme is the 'leet code' interview process. I suppose the best way I can convey this is... I think there's hyper focus on the mechanics of doing things. Making people not afraid of the code, unaware of the world around it Abandoning a lot of thought for process. Or even the physical systems it runs on. I recently learned about the term 'mechanical sympathy' Sometimes it's important to ask if you need the code or system at all! I know it's not fair to people but I groan any time I see a CS degree