Comment by whstl

I agree. Live coding always has a much smaller scope than real software, and after a few interviews it is easy to learn to read the room, even for the worst developers.

I think we can leave companies who don't care about quality out of the discussion, but for those who do, the time to detect those developers is in a probational period, which is not something that most companies really use on their favor.

The problem is this requires a good management that is able to actively paying attention to the work of the developer. Which is often not in place, even in companies who want to prioritize quality :/