From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:51:00 +1000 From: George Michaelson To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] rc mystery Message-Id: <20040806135100.5333c6df@garlic.apnic.net> In-Reply-To: <2f8fd8097caf62211433f6341fb52bba@9netics.com> References: <4d92d30653e3c52de8c700863e679e76@terzarima.net> <2f8fd8097caf62211433f6341fb52bba@9netics.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topicbox-Message-UUID: d144f0d2-eacd-11e9-9e20-41e7f4b1d025 On Thu, 5 Aug 2004 19:47:18 -0700 Skip Tavakkolian <9nut@9netics.com> wrote: >> if so, keep a watchful eye on your C compiler! > >yup. one of my favorite C interview questions (in the form of an example) Certainly, after I proved myself unable to code in FORTRAN having mistakenly claimed so, back in '81, in front of an interview panel of 10 people at the UK antartic survey offices, I learned very quickly that truth hurts less than some lies. this may justify your point of course. I remain deeply ashamed at my dishonesty and stupidity, in many dimensions in this case. But, don't you think there is something equally deceitful in setting trick cyclist tests on people? I'm finding when I do interview current graduates, their competencies are so abject, its hard to frame questions which don't insult somebodys intelligence in being asked. Its very compelling to think of blaming the teachers. These people (like me) should not have been allowed to graduate. So it goes. -George