If you had to logically bet your money on a winner. And the 5 yoe swe cannot use tools like GitHub or chatgpt. Anything else flys. For experimental purposes
5 yoe swe easily
Depends on the school and whether the stack is new for anyone. StackOverflow should also be added to the list.
“5 yoe swe cannot use tools like GitHub“ That’s not a SWE.
I think they mean Copilot
don't call it intern maybe an undergrad? Plenty of research interns smarter than experienced folks