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"Why do programmers think asking if Oct 31 and Dec 25 are the same day is funny?"
How is this not a stupid interview question? It's not obvious in context that "Oct" refers to octal and "Dec" to decimal.
Commented Mar 6, 2012 on How to Hire a Programmer at Coding Horror
How to Hire a Programmer
There's no magic bullet for hiring programmers. But I can share advice on a few techniques that I've seen work, that I've written about here and personally tried out over the years. 1. First, pass a few simple "Hello World" online tests. I know it sounds crazy, but some people who call themse...
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