I don't doubt C programmers' ability to understand or use webpack (it's tedious, annoying, and often hard to debug, but not conceptually difficult - definitely easier than day-to-day problems solved by C programmers), the question is this the best use of their time & the most cost efficient way to do it (and IMHO the answer for both is that it's clearly not). It looks like we directionally agree.

> it's tedious, annoying, and often hard to debug, but not conceptually difficult

Just to check again, that line is about webpack, right? Not C programs?

They interview for your company already, so they know what type of job you do. Unless they’re idiot.