Solid review of the dev hiring process, the pitfalls and even reference to Seth Godin. Joel Spolsky put some time and effort into a short list of best practices

Solid review of the dev hiring process, the pitfalls and even reference to Seth Godin. Joel Spolsky put some time and effort into a short list of best practices but watching how someone works is a great way to gauge their potential contribution. Of course if you're like myself, you may be a little nervous about coding with a "reviewer" at your back. The best way to get past uneasisness is pair programming if you can afford to dedicate a developer for a few hours (most startups can't, but they have to if they want to grow in a rational way).