Your entire comment seems to hinge on the assumption that the GP wasn't hiring for a C programming job. That's pretty disingenuous.
Or do you really find it plausible that people who don't know a single keyword in C can be "fantastic" C programmers? Or that it's a good idea to hire very, very nice people who can program for programming jobs because they might have other skills that might be valuable?
Or do you really find it plausible that people who don't know a single keyword in C can be "fantastic" C programmers? Or that it's a good idea to hire very, very nice people who can program for programming jobs because they might have other skills that might be valuable?