I totally agree. I generally solve this issue by paying the developer for the programming challenge. Usually, it's something that benefits the project that I'

I totally agree. I generally solve this issue by paying the developer for the programming challenge. Usually, it's something that benefits the project that I'm working on. Then, if I hire them, it's a pretty easy transition. So what if I find a bad dev or two and lose a bit of money. The good devs way more than make up for the investment in the bad ones.