This... reminds me of a friend's anecdote where a guy brought in to interview, describing himself as an "expert" in C, didn't know what a pointer was. The inte

This... reminds me of a friend's anecdote where a guy brought in to interview, describing himself as an "expert" in C, didn't know what a pointer was. The interviewer had to "save" the situation by blurting (regarding the sample code given to the applicant on paper), "oh, those stars, yeah they must be typos. Sorry about that! Let's move on to another question."