How does it benefit you to stop someone else from being able to feed their family.
The vibe I get from this article, is the author was personally upset with Sten, and that's why he went out of his way to make Sten's life harder.
Not something to brag about.
To me, that doesn’t seem like going out of his way to make Sten’s life harder.
Sten’s ability to then write code at interview will determine his chances for getting that role.
If not tested at interview, the new employer would presumably find out pretty quickly and the end result likely the same.