> your answer makes it clear that you must not have built anything yourself of substantial size or complexity.
lol
> if you worked on something for 10-15 years chances are you cannot answer some random specific question
Again, the "random specific question" we're discussing is "Tell me about a project you worked on." So, again, if you can't answer "Tell me about a project you worked on", if you're claiming to have worked on that project for 10-15 years...I suspect there's something larger at play than just an inability to communicate about one's experience.
> so that does not mean you are lying about having built the thing.
I can and do routinely answer these types of questions about my work without issue. So nope.
> my point is that assuming everyone is lying,
Is verifying that someone isn't lying the same as assuming they are? (Hint: no).
> and that is a real problem in interviewing because it means you discard top candidates.
I would guess fewer than .1% of "top candidates" fail interviews at the "Tell me about a project you worked on" stage.
