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> building this car theft tool doesn't require expertise in anything - mere logic, trial and error and learning as you go will get you there

Are you joking? This involves expertise, maybe just not certified through formally-mediated channels.

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You effectively get unlimited trial & error attempts, and nobody judges you on how you got to the end result (as long as the end result is working). Compare that to an interview (which sets a baseline level of knowledge necessary, not to mention trick questions and/or leetcode) and then the actual job (where you are under time pressures that may not allow unlimited time for a non-expert to get there by trial and error, and there are certain code quality standards to follow).

I just find it hard to believe that someone could do this and not do other involved tasks.

Sure it’s technically _possible_ someone who is terrible at other tasks and isn’t very bright put this together…but I doubt it.

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