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I'd love to see one tailored a little more to web development. Also I never understood asking this question: > Do new candidates write code during their inter
by wishinghand 10y ago
I'd love to see one tailored a little more to web development.
Also I never understood asking this question:
> Do new candidates write code during their interview?
If you're there for an interview, you're about to find out first hand.
- akhilcacharya 10y agoI mean, it's possible that this question could be asked during an HR or nontechnical screen.
- wishinghand 10y agoI didn't think of that, but whenever I asked Joel test questions of HR, they usually couldn't answer them other than if they use source control and if they have testers on staff.
- allwein 10y agoI think this question is more geared towards evaluating the level of sophistication that a technical organization has prior to having an interview or even applying (which can often take significant time). I've been at plenty of jobs where either new candidates (or existing employees) have talked a good game but when they finally show up to work, can't code their way out of a paper bag. The hope is that writing code during an interview helps prevent those situations. The other thing this questions tends to tell you is that you'll have a technical employee likely involved in the interview, which is good for all sorts of things from finding out about general work environment to getting details on the answers of the rest of the Joel questions like "what VCS?" and "build system?".