I think an under-tested aspect of software engineering is the ability to research solutions on the internet.
Just give people a search bar and ask them to solve a problem outside their comfort zone. See what terms they use and how quickly they can arrive at a useful link. No pseudo-code or architectural diagrams needed. Just a link with a plausible solution. Because that's how most learning on the job actually happens.
Just give people a search bar and ask them to solve a problem outside their comfort zone. See what terms they use and how quickly they can arrive at a useful link. No pseudo-code or architectural diagrams needed. Just a link with a plausible solution. Because that's how most learning on the job actually happens.