> 10 is also out. I recall an amusing HN story from a couple years ago: $candidate was asked about his proficiency with $open_source_program. $candidate was

> 10 is also out. I recall an amusing HN story from a couple years ago: $candidate was asked about his proficiency with $open_source_program. $candidate was challenged on his not-so-humble answer ...and then suggested that the interviewer compare his name with that of the author/lead maintainer of $open_source_program. > So the question becomes: "7, 8, or 9?" I'd throw in a few plausibly-relevant things that zero-ish candidates will have meaningful proficiency at, as an honesty test.