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> Joel Sposky wrote that blog post to say that you should do an absolutely minimal check that someone can write code, then move on to more important things.

Interesting, and I won't look up the article again before writing this comment.

I remember it as saying he was having a hard time finding people that can code at all, that a FizzBuzz is weeding out a large percentage of applicants. I don't recall it as a gateway to move on after.




You’re remembering it incorrectly.




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