40 years of programming experience here. As far as I am concerned, if a potential employer wants to hire me for an hour or a day or a week to try me out before

40 years of programming experience here. As far as I am concerned, if a potential employer wants to hire me for an hour or a day or a week to try me out before making a hiring decision, that is a fair exchange. In fact, where I live, an employer can fire you without notice and with no reason at all during the first 3 months of the job. That's the law, and this blog is really just about a more sensible way to pick people for the 3 month trial that are more likely to stay the course. This is certainly preferably to wierd programming quizzes and coding on a whiteboard in front of silent people who give no clue as to what basis they are judging you. At least this guy gives you requirements and you know that you must provide a working application within an hour. Very clear targetted goal to aim for.