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As a filter? Yes.

I'm not saying hire anyone that can do a fill-in-the-blank Rails controller action - but how they handle that mechanical task should help you figure out what direction to proceed in (a deeper dive into the fundamentals, a "Thanks, we'll be in touch").

I'd rather test trival mechanical skills rather than puzzles .



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