> Sounds like you'd more valuably/realistically get that from the discussion of a previous project though? How it works, or something interesting they had to figure out, etc.?
You may be underestimating people's ability to bullshit their way through this sort of discussion.
It's harder to bullshit your way past a blank file in a code editor.
I'd wager that something like FizzBuzz will eliminate 90% of the chaff. Yes, it's laughably simple. No, it's not so simple that it won't stump a significant number of folks who've coasted for years.
You may be underestimating people's ability to bullshit their way through this sort of discussion.
It's harder to bullshit your way past a blank file in a code editor.
I'd wager that something like FizzBuzz will eliminate 90% of the chaff. Yes, it's laughably simple. No, it's not so simple that it won't stump a significant number of folks who've coasted for years.