I guess, they could have made it a bit relevant by at least allowing the developers to use the basic libraries (e.g. C++ STL, std::string!!! ) they use in their

I guess, they could have made it a bit relevant by at least allowing the developers to use the basic libraries (e.g. C++ STL, std::string!!! ) they use in their daily professional lives. The official test environment ( which crashes far too often) has just a notepad, a compiler ( Visual studio) and no access to command line and of course no access to internet ( for fear of people cheating ). As another poster said, Its really like a interview that never ends. Even worse. And those who have passed, are forced to train and conduct mock tests. Well, I know i am sounding pessimistic :(.