On Artima, a treasure trove of technical articles, there’s a great article How to Interview a Programmer. Note that the points the people in the article make are:
- Look for talent, not skills
- Ask them to critique something (Pete McBreen describes a small audition)
- Ask them to solve a problem
- Look at their code (always make sure you’re not asking to violate their non-disclosure agreement)
- Find out what books they read
- Ask about a people problem
- Get to know them
All good ideas. I’ve added the link to my blogroll on the left.
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