Regarding training/interviewing, I just think about this awesome Steve Yegge post: http://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/practicing-programming http://sites.

Regarding training/interviewing, I just think about this awesome Steve Yegge post: http://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/practicing-programming http://sites.google.com/site/steveyegge2/practicing-programm... "It's a bit easier to tell if someone's in great shape physically than if they're in great shape mentally. You can't just stare at their brain and hope to find a six-pack in all those folds. It's easy to tell how physically fit someone is. You can make people run laps, lift things, take their physical measurements, etc. But for determining someone's mental fitness, you pretty much have to interview them. It it's hard to do a good job of it, since it's like running backwards in front of the person, egging them to go faster. You have to be in pretty good shape yourself to be a good interviewer."