I wouldn't want somebody like that on my team. I would. Who is he harming by eating the middle of an Oreo? You imply that his solution to the problem is wrong

I wouldn't want somebody like that on my team. I would. Who is he harming by eating the middle of an Oreo? You imply that his solution to the problem is wrong because it's deceptive. But it's the testers and parents that put him in that situation. I definitely wouldn't hold it against the kid. I think the solution is more unique and out of the box than just sitting there waiting and getting all worked up over it. Recognizing this behavior as clever and out of the box is similar to saying lazy programmers are good programmers. Everyone knows a truly lazy programmer is no good. It's the inclination to do work in a more efficient way that they are really after. So while the kid being potentially deceptive and stealing is bad, his inclinations and temperament may not be. That being said I imagine I would have been the kid that ate the center of the Oreo and put it back... so I may be biased.