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Re:Ask HN: What to do about ‘Good at programming Bad at Leet... by gopher_space on Friday May 20, 2022 @07:06PM (#31453664)
> I have no idea why this isn't a more common practice

It used to just be “the practice”. The folks who don’t do this are trying to automate hiring.

Re:Ask HN: What to do about ‘Good at programming Bad at Leet... by _448 on Monday May 23, 2022 @06:39AM (#31477297)
> The folks who don’t do this are trying to automate hiring.

Or they are trying to emulate Google and similar companies without understanding why they do it.