Despite being a fake I think it does present a good area for discussion; as you noted these bullshit hoops only exist to (try) keep mediocrity out -- most peopl

Despite being a fake I think it does present a good area for discussion; as you noted these bullshit hoops only exist to (try) keep mediocrity out -- most people aren't great at writing software so, ultimately, the realization that (fake) Gayle arrives at is probably quite common just, obviously, kept on the low. tl;dr there's enough abstraction now that as long as you can attend standups you'll pay the bills who cares if you're not T.A. Davis? Not like the company you're applying to is any better!