I fear there is a new generation of developers who have jumped into programming using nodejs as their core language and fit this description you mention "On mor

I fear there is a new generation of developers who have jumped into programming using nodejs as their core language and fit this description you mention "On more occasions than I could count, the candidate for this type of role would have some cool technologies listed on their resume and completed an adequate coding test which is part of our hiring procedure.". If you don't know algorithmic complexity, how to run all sorts of tests, or have any clue about security measures but can set up a nodejs express webserver in 5 mins you are a script kiddie at best. Unfortunately these type of developers are now getting jobs because its the new web development buzzword