> There's more, but I'm arguing with a person who believes that a question about stdin and stdout is a proper gateway for measuring skill toward any programming

> There's more, but I'm arguing with a person who believes that a question about stdin and stdout is a proper gateway for measuring skill toward any programming problem ever. Apparently you missed his second sentence: > The first question on the quiz is a triviality, just to let the candidate get familiar with the submission and testing system.