Re: Gauging interview tests difficulty...

Del Murray wrote:
I think the test may separate the geeks from the rest of us but falls short
of finding good programmers.

Agreed. I typically try to engage interviewers with discussions that
probe how well they understand OOP and work through design tradeoffs.

But, I'm thinking that writing a FizzBuzz program is probably a good
test too. :)

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