<i>Mindcrime isn&#x27;t saying CS isn&#x27;t required, they&#x27;re saying it doesn&#x27;t require a full hour to judge whether they&#x27;re competent or not</i><p>Yes, exactly.<p>That said, I should add the disclaimer that I&#x27;m referring to fairly general roles. If you&#x27;re genuinely hiring for a highly specialized role that requires more specific knowledge, then that might change the equation a bit.  I should have been more explicit about that earlier.