completely agree, I don't see why this post is specific to R&D ... seems like it's a useful question to ask of any candidate who has to write code, but the esse

completely agree, I don't see why this post is specific to R&D ... seems like it's a useful question to ask of any candidate who has to write code, but the essence of R&D seems to be knowledge of the research literature and ability to advance the company's interests through performing innovative research, which this question doesn't at all cover