* Yossi Kreinin <yossi.krei...@mobileye.com> [2007-06-13 12:50]:
> A. Pagaltzis wrote:
>> Or better yet, ask them to bring along some limited-size chunk
>> of code they wrote; not too trivial, not too substantial. Tell
>> them you expect them to discuss any aspect of their choice
>> about this piece of code.
> 
> It's a great test, but many people only write code when they
> get payed for it, and in those situations they can't
> legitimately keep a private copy of it and discuss it with
> potential employers. Which means that their previous projects
> have to be discussed without actual code listings. Which is
> still more useful than only having people write code without
> talking about solving real problems.

You mean they can't write 100 lines of code in preparation for
a job interview that's scheduled in a few weeks?

Regards,
-- 
Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>

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