I'm from the "European country" known as UK and every single major store sells plastic wrapped baguettes. You only see them in paper in the smaller shops
Anyone worth any kind of respect writes the API for an application/CTA first and then uses the same API to power the GUI so it can also be used as a CLI tool.
Dont get it confused. Downvotes are not a measure of hatred. People up and downvote depending on if they agree, and even that measure does not represent "correctness" of a comment.
Honestly try to ignore upvote scores, people who obsess over them and want to get upvoted are sheep who repeat popular phrases to get internet points
I always ask why they are hiring. It's important to know if you're a replacement or part of an expansion project.
If it's the latter I ask them how many they are hiring and what the long term goal is.
Standard interview practice