From: blaak@mda.ca (Ray Blaak)
Subject: Hiring tests (Re: What's the best language to start with)
Date: 1996/08/12
Date: 1996-08-12T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4unfkm$ah8@map.mda.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Pine.A32.3.91.960811134122.76393A-100000@wc.airshields.com
On Sat, 10 Aug 1996, DAVID A MOLNAR wrote:
> May I respectfully ask what kind of an algorithm it is/was? If
> you're still using it as a test for job applicants, I understand if you
> don't wish to disclose the particulars.
I used to work for one company that had a programming test about artificial
vision -- find the blobs. Sounded frightful until I realized it was just a
floodfill algorithm. Apparently it used to upset a lot of applicants.
Cheers,
Ray Blaak
blaak@mda.ca
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1996-08-11 0:00 ` What's the best language to start with Tim Behrendsen
1996-08-12 0:00 ` Ray Blaak [this message]
1996-08-13 0:00 ` Frank Manning
1996-08-13 0:00 ` Tim Behrendsen
1996-08-15 0:00 ` Bob Kitzberger
1996-08-14 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1996-08-14 0:00 ` Tim Behrendsen
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