My point is more “context matters,” even if you’re talking about a specific skill like programming, and that the contexts that generated the examples in this post may be meaningfully different from the contexts that EA organizations are working in.
I don’t necessarily disagree with anything you and Max have written; it’s just a difference of emphasis, especially when it comes to advising people who are making hiring decisions.
My point is more “context matters,” even if you’re talking about a specific skill like programming, and that the contexts that generated the examples in this post may be meaningfully different from the contexts that EA organizations are working in.
I don’t necessarily disagree with anything you and Max have written; it’s just a difference of emphasis, especially when it comes to advising people who are making hiring decisions.