> So you continue to use that question? Well, yes. Is the most simple one I can think that show if a person can declare variables, do a loop and show the resul

> So you continue to use that question? Well, yes. Is the most simple one I can think that show if a person can declare variables, do a loop and show the result. If exist something better, I wanna know! Before that question, I do things more complicated. Like do some CRUD, or some kind of task that was realted to the company I was before. But my first results with that lead me to simplify the interview a lot (in time and questions) because I see that if a person can't do this kind of task is pointless try with something better. And I don't do much presure. I let them alone and give them all the time they want, with internet acces and that. I continue doing my work while they complete the task. Is important to understand that in my past companies I was tasked to interview fresh graduated coders, and for a lot of backgrounds. And they pay badly. So no much oportunity of get "top players" back them. However, I interview several people with (in theory) experience or from reputable universities and that not change at all the end results. P.D: Some point to the complications of do this task properly (because unicode). I don't even expect that kind of depth in the answer, looking more in the basic skill, code formatting, and the ability to explain the code writed...