Posted on Saturday 29 October 2005 - Popularity: unranked
A good read on how to interview a programmer that applies for a job. Tips from various points of view that get beyond the “standard” interview, and will help you find the right person for a job.
Finding good programmers is hard because good programming is dependent on much more than just knowledge of programming language syntax. You need someone who, despite wearing striped pants with a polka dot shirt, has a good sense of taste in OO design. You need someone who is creative enough to find innovative solutions to problems, yet anal retentive enough to always line up their curly braces. You need someone who is humble enough to be open to suggestions for improvement, but arrogant enough to stand firm and provide leadership when they are the best person to provide it. How can you tell all this about a stranger by spending 30 minutes with them in a conference room?
Read the article and you’ll get a very good idea of how you can achieve that.
