Ron Gilbert (GrumpyGamer)I've been programming for 40 years, 35 of that professionally. I've built my own compilers and entire game engines and I don't think I could pass a programming test for a job interview these days. We never gave programming test for RtMI, we just talked about programming with the candidate and never got a bum hire.
ferreo@grumpygamer I dislike doing them but it's better than the "design this system with not enough information" or "code this pointless algorithm nobody uses day to day" in the interviews themselves.
100% agree that talking about programming is easily the best way, you get an understanding of how the person communicates and their passion for it too. Tests don't give you that.