I don&#x27;t think he&#x27;s exaggerating; for the past 4 positions I&#x27;ve had to fill (at six figure comps) 80%+ of candidates with extensive resumes couldn&#x27;t solve a simple recursion problem. We give the a notebook with an IDE and access to the language docs.<p>These folks with many &quot;senior&quot; level positions on their resume can&#x27;t manage a task our last hire did in about 6 minutes.