agree mostly, although i'd quibble at saying: "So it is not really that they cannot code". i'd certainly say that being able to open an editor and pound out a f

agree mostly, although i'd quibble at saying: "So it is not really that they cannot code". i'd certainly say that being able to open an editor and pound out a functioning 20 line program from scratch is a requisite skill for saying you can code. "Whether or not you want that to be a deal-killer" - exactly. as annoying as these stupid tests are, at least they tell you something. it's surprising how much so.