A big difference is that the benefits of quality programmers manifest over long projects.
With many other industries, you can say "Do this" in a shorter, observable time frame and have it more aligned with what they'll be facing on the job. Contrast this to dumb interview coding challenges, for instance.
With many other industries, you can say "Do this" in a shorter, observable time frame and have it more aligned with what they'll be facing on the job. Contrast this to dumb interview coding challenges, for instance.