tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839966558511041534.post8658099207111546948..comments2023-04-26T04:56:34.331+10:00Comments on Tropical Snowflake: Eternal Interview QuestionsDamana Maddenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00506368430609135921noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839966558511041534.post-66509142266243646002007-04-30T22:54:00.000+10:002007-04-30T22:54:00.000+10:00Someone blogged a while back that the original Jav...Someone blogged a while back that the original Java class library was small enough that you could learn all the objects and methods; but think about the .NET Framework, you're talking about 10s of 1000s of classes. Anyone expecting you to know the syntax for a technical test is right out of their tree; as Steve says, that's what Intellisense is for. Only masochists program .NET/Java in Notepad (<I>real</I> masochists do it in Vi...)David Keavenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07944978161341604262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839966558511041534.post-27406229746171368212007-04-30T16:30:00.000+10:002007-04-30T16:30:00.000+10:00Yeah, there are a number of things that disturb me...Yeah, there are a number of things that disturb me about questions like that...<BR/><BR/>- you usually avoid them with intellisense; and<BR/>- when you hit one, it is usually a typo or copy paste error.<BR/><BR/>I have been asked about syntax errors in 3 interviews in the last 18 months. I get a little nervous about whether I'm missing some big .NET movement to "syntax awareness" :o) but I'm pretty convinced it's just inane and moronic questioning.Damana Maddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00506368430609135921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839966558511041534.post-80813655151391221142007-04-30T16:24:00.000+10:002007-04-30T16:24:00.000+10:00The quote syntax ones bug me .. My answer ... Use...The quote syntax ones bug me .. <BR/>My answer ... <BR/>Use intellisense, thats why it was created. Us developer now have to cover such a large surface area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3839966558511041534.post-38915714487107412992007-04-30T08:53:00.000+10:002007-04-30T08:53:00.000+10:00Yeah, really looking forward to face some more of ...Yeah, really looking forward to face some more of these "pearls of wisdom", in the near future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com