I think the biggest issue with this article is that most places aren't trying to hire people who aren't bad, they're trying to hire people that are good. You mi

I think the biggest issue with this article is that most places aren't trying to hire people who aren't bad, they're trying to hire people that are good. You might use fizzbuzz as a weed-out question, but then you have to determine whether the person is good or not. I don't think there's a pervasive fear that terrible engineers will accidentally be hired. There's a desire to weed those people out and then sift through what's left for the best.