Polly, >I am curious about how programming ability is normally evaluated.
Years in industry and what's on their CV. Over the last few years it has become more common for people applying for software development jobs to be given a simple programming task (this is really just a method of efficiently filtering out the obvious no hopers). >Are there ways to decide how deeply a person understands topics >in software development? I find the best way is to talk to them about projects they have worked on. But then I am a software developer and have some idea of what is involved. Many managers have no such background and so cannot use this method of evaluation. >What are typical signs of understanding vs. not understanding? Is A blank look on their face? >it possible to develop and use software without having much >awareness of underlying concepts? The purpose of commercial software development is to make a profit and I know of plenty of product developments where a lack of software engineering skills did not stand in the way of making significant profits. derek -- Derek M Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Applications Standards Conformance Testing http://www.knosof.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
