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On 2011-02-08, Dmitry A. Kazakov <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de> wrote:
> On Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:30:51 -0700, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
>> 
>> So, when talking to a C coder, "You said int, so negative values should be OK" 
>> isn't considered a valid argument. The response will be that you are supposed to 
>> have read the code and realized what would happen if you called it with a 
>> negative value. If you then go ahead and do so, you get what you asked for.
>
> Three candidates in a row I have interviewed for a C/C++/C# position could
> not answer the question how to test the 3rd bit of a byte in C. All three
> had 3+ years of programming "experience."
>

Are you serious ? (I assume you are, but that's so unreal I just needed
to ask.)

What academic or training qualifications did these candidates have ?

Do any mitigating circumstances exist ? Ie: are you advertising for a
trainee position and they are new to C, but know how to do this in another
language ? (I notice you said "programming experience" above and not
"C experience".)

Simon.

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