> why not take the much easier approach of putting them on the court for 2 minutes to see how they play?
If every basketball team did that, every player would practice for that 2 minutes of play and you'd have no idea if they would handle an entire game.
The effect is the same for developers: interviewing developers practice for coding tests; memorize common interviewing patterns, quick solutions, and junior level algorithm stuff from their university days.
If you were interviewing a player, you'd probably look to their past experience and teams they played on, their positions on the court, and you'd check with their teammates.
If every basketball team did that, every player would practice for that 2 minutes of play and you'd have no idea if they would handle an entire game.
The effect is the same for developers: interviewing developers practice for coding tests; memorize common interviewing patterns, quick solutions, and junior level algorithm stuff from their university days.
If you were interviewing a player, you'd probably look to their past experience and teams they played on, their positions on the court, and you'd check with their teammates.