

If you think technology isnt analogous with socio-political development then you have definitely missed a huge point in the tech-sphere.
Technology is not your friend. It will consume you, destroy you, and ultimately replace you. Not in a philosophical way, but rather literal sadly.
It’s not a new thought, decades old.
If you do not want to be aware, please close your eyes. Life will eventually force them awake.
And how would you demonstrate clean code and check for maintainability or patterns? How can you gauge the value of their trial and error?
Look at their code, look at their work. It is a point of reference for potential and actual scenarios.
This would absolutely increase their odds.