Yeah, it's actually a pretty good method to get a feel for people, in my mind. There's a lot of red flags it can expose. Someone that rabidly comes to the def

Yeah, it's actually a pretty good method to get a feel for people, in my mind. There's a lot of red flags it can expose. Someone that rabidly comes to the defense of PHP in an overly negative way towards others will also probably raise red flags, and the people that are prejudiced against PHP but at least smart enough not to put their their mouths when talking to others come across better, which they probably should, since team relations/compatibility is also often an important part hiring. It's hiring, which is just hard. Give the candidates enough tests to generate as much useful data as possible, and then make some gut decision you hope is based on real indicators and not your own biases, and hope for the best. :)