Comment by bradlys

> Yes, there's a large cohort of "senior" software engineers who can't actually code. They bullshit their way into jobs until they're fired and then apply for the next one. These are the people you want to filter out with live coding.

Genuinely, are there any amount of these at any significant scale in a place like Silicon Valley? I'm not sure I've ever met someone who couldn't code at any of the places I've worked.

Senior engineers are heavily evaluated for their ability to pump out code. If you're not coding, what the hell are you doing at a startup that needs features built to generate any revenue?