Let me say up front that I am not accusing you of anything, nor do I have any reasons to believe that you would subscribe to anything that follows in any way whatsoever.

Isn't it a slippery slope from what you are saying above to

  • Women make lousy programmers, and they will want to take leave to have kids anyway, so we can discard any applications from them. That'll cut the pile.

    Or

  • Overseas universities have much lower standards than domestic ones, so the degrees from there aren't worth the paper they are written. Discarding applicants with those will trim the pile.

    Or any number of other, many more obvious, pre-judgement criteria?

    All of which would be equally, ethically dubious. Some of which are, in most countries, outright illegal.

    Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
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    In reply to Re^2: People who write perl, Perl and PERL by BrowserUk
    in thread People who write perl, Perl and PERL by cog

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