I don't think asking questions about a specific language(be it as3 or as2) is actually the key of finding a good programmer. In my opinion programming is not about knowing an API but about thinking of smart solutions which will solve problems in a simple and elegant way.
The best questions are those which doesn't assume the person has any knowledge of any language at all, since programming isn't about a programming language per se. Maybe find out which language he has never worked with and then send him home with a small assignment in that language, this would be a neat test and will also show how fast someone can pick up new things and ideas. On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Sidney de Koning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > The list of questions i always ask interviewees are the following, and this > gives me a pretty good example of what they are like and what their skillset > is. > > Test is always accompanied with a practical test we make up on the spot. > The XML in Q16 is made up, you can create your own for this. > > Feel free to use this, > > Cheers, > > Sid > > 1 - write an event listener (normal and weak referenced) and handling > function for a Sprite > named 'beginQuestions' and listen for a mouse click. > 2 - what does weak referenced mean in regards to event listeners? > 3 - what is the difference between an object an an array? > 4 - how doe you get cue point from vidio in AS3? And in AS2? > 5 - briefly explain the various datatypes for numbers. > 6 - how do you load an external file? > 7 - draw a 20px by 20px Rectangle using the graphics API. > 8 - which of the following cannot contain other display objects? > Sprite, Shape, MovieClip, DisplayObjectContainer. > 9 - which properties can you use to change the size of DisplayObjects? > 10 - ENTER_FRAME is independant of an SWF's frame rate? True or false? > 11 - XP is a type of which programming methology? > 12 - why would you use a Singleton? > 13 - what is the Document Class? > 14 - create a new TextField instance, then add text it, then add some more > text. > 15 - what is the difference between public, private and protected. > 16 - look at the piece of XML (see other sheet). How do i: > - Get all of the page nodes as an XMLList. > - Get node in showcase where the attribute id=1. > 17 - listen for when the 'enter key' is pressed and > trace out "all questions are now done" when the event happens. > > > Sidney de Koning > Flash / AIR Developer @ www.funky-monkey.nl > Technical Writer @ www.insideria.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- M.A. van't Kruis http://www.malatze.nl/ _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
