This was a problem before AI as well. I’ve been in so many interviews where someone w/ a CS degree can’t deliver solutions to even basic problems. I’ll ask them foundational CS theory, and they can only answer if I don’t expect them to apply it. It’s like they studied for the test instead of actually learning the material. Now w/ AI, they can’t even answer those gimme theory questions, much less apply them.
I used to look for github profiles as a “nice to have,” but it’s becoming more and more of a requirement now, because I just can’t trust someone to actually know how to write code unless they’ve contributed to a larger FOSS project or built something themselves. I can usually tell when they’ve vibe-coded something, so I can disregard most of the nonsense applicants. Unfortunately, this makes it harder for people w/o copious time to get interviews, which sucks (I’ve been there).
This was a problem before AI as well. I’ve been in so many interviews where someone w/ a CS degree can’t deliver solutions to even basic problems. I’ll ask them foundational CS theory, and they can only answer if I don’t expect them to apply it. It’s like they studied for the test instead of actually learning the material. Now w/ AI, they can’t even answer those gimme theory questions, much less apply them.
I used to look for github profiles as a “nice to have,” but it’s becoming more and more of a requirement now, because I just can’t trust someone to actually know how to write code unless they’ve contributed to a larger FOSS project or built something themselves. I can usually tell when they’ve vibe-coded something, so I can disregard most of the nonsense applicants. Unfortunately, this makes it harder for people w/o copious time to get interviews, which sucks (I’ve been there).