It's weird. I have the opposite experience. I do not have a CS degree. I do not know formal algorithms or data structures. But I have technical aptitude and sig

It's weird. I have the opposite experience. I do not have a CS degree. I do not know formal algorithms or data structures. But I have technical aptitude and significant stage time, including in front of drunk audiences from another life that didn't exactly lead to stardom. So I enjoy technical interviews because what limited knowledge I have is instantly accessible and I thrive in front on an audience. So it seems here is a an instance of where life was not fair... in my favor. But now I'm in a position to hire other people. So I don't want to judge them in the same way I was. I want to find out who's got the chops completely apart from who can dance on cue.