Re: OT: Looking for som Basic/easy test questions..

Or, after 2 months in the house build ask them if they know the difference
;-)




Greg Robinson
Custom Data Systems, Inc.
www.cds-am.net

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From: Discussion forum for developers using Windows Forms to build apps
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Patrick Steele
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 11:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [DOTNET-WINFORMS] OT: Looking for som Basic/easy test
questions..


Agreed.

And the questions originally posted pretty much test how well they can
memorize some basic events and properties.  It's something that can
easily be answered by hitting F1 in the IDE -- it doesn't really test
what kind of programmers they are.

If you're hiring an architect to build a house for you, you're probably
going to ask for previous examples of their work and quiz them on
concepts of architecture and design.  You're not going to ask them when
they should use a 10-penny nail vs. an 8-penny nail.

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Patrick Steele
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-----Original Message-----
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Greg Robinson
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Subject: Re: [DOTNET-WINFORMS] OT: Looking for som Basic/easy test
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If my manager came to me with a test after 2 months I would probably
leave or question why they hired me in the first place.  Books are
books, the best way to learn is to give them something to work on (not a
practice project either, something meaningful to their job, to the
company) and let them teach themselves.  If they can't, replace them.

Yes, I am being harsh, but I honestly cannot understand holding
someone's hand for 2 months and then giving a 'how are we doing here
test'. Programming is one of those things where you get it or you don't.
More self study is not going to help; get them in front of some real
code and let them figure it out, with your domain guidance of course.






Greg Robinson
Custom Data Systems, Inc.
www.cds-am.net

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Stacey Levine
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:27 AM
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Subject: Re: [DOTNET-WINFORMS] OT: Looking for som Basic/easy test
questions..


It is remedial.. and I expect one person to do well. And one person not
to do well at all. To be a little fair, outside of the programming
responsibilities, they are also having to learn how to support our
stores - and that takes a bit of time as well.

-----Original Message-----
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Greg Robinson
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Subject: Re: [DOTNET-WINFORMS] OT: Looking for som Basic/easy test
questions..

Not being sarcastic, but after 2 months of full time pay (I assume) a
test seems a bit remedial to me.  These developers should be ready to
throw down the books and dive it. It's not college\school anymore.




Greg Robinson
Custom Data Systems, Inc.
www.cds-am.net

-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion forum for developers using Windows Forms to build apps
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Stacey Levine
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:14 AM
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Subject: [DOTNET-WINFORMS] OT: Looking for som Basic/easy test
questions..




I have two brand new developers that have been working for two months
now. Some of that has been self study.  I wanted to come up with a very
basic Winform type test to see how they are doing.  Some of the
questions are below. I would appreciate it if you had suggestions for
some other very basic questions.  Thanks.



Stacey

1.       What control would you use if you wanted to display static
information on a screen to a user?

2.       What control would you use if you wanted to display information
to a user that the user could possibly type over?

3.       On most controls, including the two in the previous  questions
- what property do you set that controls the string displayed?

4.       What event is fired when the users presses a button?

5.       What main control holds the other GUI controls that makes the
screen that is displayed to your user in a program?

6.       What is this called? (checkbox image)

7.       What is this called?  (radion button image)