Re: A quick c programming survey question - Update!

From: Neil Bradley (nb_no_spam_at_synthcom.com)
Date: 05/17/04 

Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 18:31:00 -0700

"Darin Johnson" <darin_@_usa_._net> wrote in message
news:cu1wu3c53mz.fsf@nokia.com...
> "tim" <520010973502removethis@t-online.de> writes:
> > I suppose those that have answered 'something else'
> > would not have done so in an interview (unless they had
> > already decided that they didn't want the job) and can
> > decide for themselves if they 'passed'.
> Untrue. I suspect most employers want to hire people that
> can think for themselves.

I agree, but I think you'd also agree there is a point at which that alone
isn't worthwhile.

For example, we had an interviewee who thought that "Getting code to market
fastest" was the way to do it, and forget about any processes, reusability
or maintainability of the code. He argued tooth and nail for it. We didn't
hire him.

> I certainly would give more weight
> to candidates that could argue their points intelligently
> and disagree with me.

That would be fine, unless their points are asinine.

> No, it's a filter to weed out independent thinkers.

I don't think that's what the original poster meant. It's more of a field
question of "is this guy aware of the pitfalls of a common construct and
does he know when and when not to use them"?

I personally don't mind independent thinking or using the bitfield
construct, provided it's knowingly applied, rather than haphazardly by the
ignorant.

-->Neil