On: Don’t do interviews, do discussions

[swman]

What happened to references? That’s an easy way to verify if someone is bullshitting. It is possible to bullshit your way through interviews (there’s a whole industry to help you do just that) and not know good software engineering patterns.

[twiddling → swman]

Most companies won't do references beyond verifying employment. Then you relying on professional references, and are they lying?