4 hours ago, 01001001 wrote
Half the people ... were obviously not developers. ... were full of people who never wrote a line of Java or Python code.
33 minutes ago, JoshRoss wrote
... suggest to the organizers that they implement one or more tests, in which the attendees would have to achieve a level of competency prior to being awarded the option of purchasing tickets.
I think anyone who thinks that writing a line of Java or Python code is the definition of a developer probably wouldn't pass that test.