I share a lot of the author&#x27;s sentiments and frankly a lot of the tech interviews I&#x27;ve had were terrible and I&#x27;ve also been on the other side of the table and made great hiring decisions based on conversations about past experience rather than grilling the interviewee. BUT at the same time, I think if we want to change the state of affairs software development and engineering needs to actually standardise what the body of knowledge that&#x27;s essential to the job is, create a testable credential around it and make sure your candidates pass like in other engineering and tech disciplines. That&#x27;s really the solution.