I think 150 lines is huge, I want to do it in two. =D -Ed Edward JS Prevost II [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.EdwardPrevost.info
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Krings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NYPHP Talk" <talk@lists.nyphp.org> Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] Questions to ask at a job interview? > Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyLine) wrote: > > Hey again, > > > > So, I had a string of interviews over the last two weeks. > > > > I have just hired one candidate that I believe will be a good addition > > to our company. > > > > I ended up using the Joel Spolsky (or whoever coined this) question: > > > > I have two variables and I want to switch their values. > > > > Some candidates totaly froze, and other's got it quickly. > > I'd use a third variable to keep a copy of one variable before basically > making both the same first and then assigning the saved to copy to the > originally uncopied variable. > Did I get hired? > No! Well, unless you are desparate... > Thanks to Google I now know the answer: > $x = $x xor $y; > $y = $x xor $y; > $x = $x xor $y; > > I guess this shows that I have no formal programming training. Although, > when would anyone want to switch variable values? Just use the one that > already has the right value. Saves three lines of code! Same amount of > lines is used with a helper variable, but the xor stuff uses less memory. > > > I also showed some source code, a *small* 150L script, and asked them > > what it did. > > > > Not only was it commented, but the function & variable names are > > extremely obvious. > > Mind sharing that test script with me (us)? I simply want to know how > good or bad I am. > > > Some looked in awe and said, "this is a small script?" while some took a > > few minutes > > and looked over the code, then attempted to explaint to me what it did. > > > > My record is currently at 761 lines for a script including comments and > empty lines. I think 150 isn't huge. > > > Overall, it was a great experiance. I look forward to finding new talent > > to add to our growing > > company. > > > > Thanks for all the responses and feedback! > > > > - Ben > > Thanks for asking and sharing with us. And for giving a PHP beginner an > awesome opportunity to pick up some more skill. I wish I could spend > more time on learning PHP. > > > David > > > David > > _______________________________________________ > New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List > http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk > > NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online > http://www.nyphpcon.com > > Show Your Participation in New York PHP > http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php > > _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
