199 out of 200 applicants for programming jobs can't code at all
199 out of 200 applicants for every programming job can't write code at all. I repeat: they can't write any code whatsoever.
via codinghorror.com
An oldie but goodie from coding horror. But the fix is easy: always have them code for you in the interviews.
Can you imagine this being true for other professions? Though I suspect it might actually be.
