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You assume people working at programming jobs for years on end have a clue... that's not always true. I've worked with people who couldn't do fizzbuzz, or descr
by NateDad 14y ago
You assume people working at programming jobs for years on end have a clue... that's not always true. I've worked with people who couldn't do fizzbuzz, or describe the difference between an interface and an abstract class, or any other basic programming stuff.
If they throw you an easy pitch, knock it out of the park and they'll ask you something more difficult afterward.
- andrewaylett 14y agoThis is precisely right: I ask people questions like the difference between an interface and an abstract class as a gauge, because I've had so many people answer them really badly. The question wouldn't normally come out of the blue, though, but as a follow-up from part of a design exercise where they would have just used one or the other in their design, and as part of finding out whether they could justify their choice.