When I was doing Delphi, the first technical question was, "what is the difference between a function and a procedure?" That was a quick and easy way to figure

When I was doing Delphi, the first technical question was, "what is the difference between a function and a procedure?" That was a quick and easy way to figure out who had written a program in Delphi before. Anything more complex than that or FizzBuzz doesn't add any value. Case in point: I interviewed a guy who nailed even the most obscure stuff, but he couldn't finish a project. He was great at small, complex problems, but he couldn't ship. We needed someone who can ship.