Or, you could ask for his/her university transcripts and get a fairly good summary of a whole lot of tests. :-) Also, this may not be a popular comment on thi

Or, you could ask for his/her university transcripts and get a fairly good summary of a whole lot of tests. :-) Also, this may not be a popular comment on this board (which I have been lurking for quite a while), but there is more to a good hire than someone who can get a high mark on a tough programming test. Granted, it is a good place to start, but at the end of the day, you have to be able to work with the person and they have to be able to work with the rest of the team. I have hired many programmers over the life of our startup, and about 5 months ago I fired the guy who would have easily got the highest mark on such a test. I should have done it years ago