just as an elaboration, i was already an expert in another language. my primary skill is robust code and architecture, something that is completely missed by wh

just as an elaboration, i was already an expert in another language. my primary skill is robust code and architecture, something that is completely missed by what i consider trivia questions. although, i can understand if you have very specific needs for a language and need help asap. but i can also wager that people are missing out on some strong talent if they take too short term of a view. that is particularly applicable to potential employees from other fields. i was a mathematician turned software engineer and brought skills that no interview touched on. i just got initially lucky out of graduate school because of some connections. and yea, i would consider c++ to be one of the most complex languages around, which is why i don't touch it. haha.