Re: [extremeprogramming] What has changed for you over the past 20 years?
"Dave Nicolette" <[email protected]> Tue, 10 Dec 2019 14:17:47 +0100
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--000000000000714cba05995957ed Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why would you ask something like that in an interview? On Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 13:55 Ron Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > I would fail the quiz. I don't understand the question. > > On Dec 10, 2019, at 12:26 AM, Slava Imeshev via Groups.Io < > [email protected]> wrote: > > Yes! I often ask to write Integer.toString(int) during interviews, > starting with a test. Usually, the responses are: > > * Huh? > * Hmm... > * That=E2=80=99s easy! > > > > Ron Jeffries > ronjeffries.com > Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion. -- Muhammad Ali > > > >=20 > -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#160490): https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/messag= e/160490 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/39418691/2417047 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/leave/4902963/61983806= 5/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- --000000000000714cba05995957ed Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto">Why would you ask something like that in an interview?</d= iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On = Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 13:55 Ron Jeffries <<a href=3D"mailto:ronjeffriesacm@= gmail.com">[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote cla= ss=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;pa= dding-left:1ex"><div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word;line-break:after-white-s= pace">I would fail the quiz. I don't understand the question.<br><div><= br><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>On Dec 10, 2019, at 12:26 AM, Slava Imesh= ev via Groups.Io <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" targe= t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">[email protected]</a>> wrote= :</div><br><div><span style=3D"font-family:ArialMT;font-size:18px;font-styl= e:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;= text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;wor= d-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none;float:none;display:inline!important">Yes= ! I often ask to write Integer.toString(int) during interviews, starting wi= th a test. Usually, the responses are:</span><div style=3D"font-family:Aria= lMT;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:n= ormal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform= :none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none"><br></div><= div style=3D"font-family:ArialMT;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-vari= ant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;t= ext-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text= -decoration:none">* Huh?</div><div style=3D"font-family:ArialMT;font-size:1= 8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-sp= acing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-spa= ce:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration:none">* Hmm...</div><div style= =3D"font-family:ArialMT;font-size:18px;font-style:normal;font-variant-caps= :normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-inde= nt:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decorat= ion:none">* That=E2=80=99s easy!</div></div></blockquote></div><br><div> <div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text= -indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wr= ap:break-word"><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-st= yle:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;lin= e-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none= ;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"b= order-collapse:separate;font-family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-varian= t:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-a= lign:-webkit-auto;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;wo= rd-spacing:0px;border-spacing:0px"><div style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);word-wrap= :break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-= family:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;l= etter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent= :0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;border-spacing= :0px"><div><br>Ron Jeffries</div><a href=3D"http://ronjeffries.com" target= =3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">ronjeffries.com</a></span></div><div style= =3D"word-wrap:break-word"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;border-s= pacing:0px"><span style=3D"border-collapse:separate;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-f= amily:Helvetica;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;le= tter-spacing:normal;line-height:normal;text-align:-webkit-auto;text-indent:= 0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;border-spacing:= 0px"><div>Impossible is not a fact. It is an opinion. =C2=A0-- Muhammad Ali= </div></span><br></span><br></div></span></div></div> </div> <br></div> </p></p></blockquote></div> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> <hr> Groups.io Links:<p> You receive all messages sent to this group. <p> <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/messag= e/160490">View/Reply Online (#160490)</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject= = =3DRe:%20Re%3A%20%5Bextremeprogramming%5D%20What%20has%20changed%20for%20y= ou%20over%20the%20past%2020%20years%3F">Reply To Group</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"mailto:[email protected]?subject= =3DPrivate:%20Re:%20Re%3A%20%5Bextremeprogramming%5D%20What%20has%20change= d%20for%20you%20over%20the%20past%2020%20years%3F">Reply To Sender</a> | <a target=3D"_blank" href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/39418691/2417047">Mu= te This Topic</a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/post">New Topic</a><br= > <br> <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/editsub/2417047">Your Su= bscription</a> | <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Contact Group Owner<= /a> | <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/extremeprogramming/leave/4902963/619838065/= xyzzy">Unsubscribe</a> [[email protected]]<br> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color:white;clear:both">_._,_._,_</div> --000000000000714cba05995957ed--