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And if a good programmer has a choice of employers (and they do), they probably aren't going to take a chance on someone whose idea of evaluating their skills i
by waterlesscloud 14y ago
And if a good programmer has a choice of employers (and they do), they probably aren't going to take a chance on someone whose idea of evaluating their skills is to ask how to get a duck across a river.
- crusso 14y agoIf that's the only thing asked during the interview then I might agree with you. It really never is, though, is it? Seriously, do you really want to work with someone who's too uptight to answer a couple of harmless riddles during the course of the interview process that includes a host of different methods for transferring information?
- crosvenir 14y agoYes, I do. Too many times I've worked with programmers that were pushovers to inane edicts from management, whereas if just a few had said, "I see what you're trying to do, can we accomplish this in a more efficient manner by ..."
- mikecane 14y agoHow many ducks are you dealing with in a day?
- crusso 14y agoI'm way too embarrassed to say.