{"slug": "software-hiring-has-become-absurd", "title": "Software hiring has become absurd", "summary": "Software hiring has become absurd as companies expect developers to use AI tools on the job but forbid them during technical interviews, forcing candidates to code from memory with no assistance.", "body_md": "Software hiring has become absurd.\nAt work, you’re expected to use AI to offload manual coding and move faster.\nThen, to get your next contract, you’re asked to code from memory with no assistance.\nPass the interview - and you’re expected to use AI again.\nIt has never been this broken.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/software-hiring-has-become-absurd", "canonical_source": "https://twitter.com/DanielGlejzner/status/2076985401915429296", "published_at": "2026-07-14 15:07:02+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 15:18:21.496929+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/software-hiring-has-become-absurd", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/software-hiring-has-become-absurd.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/software-hiring-has-become-absurd.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/software-hiring-has-become-absurd.jsonld"}}