<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Tom Geller <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tom@tomgeller.com">tom@tomgeller.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">Bram Moreinis <<a href="mailto:bram@gamefacewebdesign.com">bram@gamefacewebdesign.com</a>> writes:<br>
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> Set up a small test task (designed to take 15 minutes or less for a<br>
> skilled coder). Invite coders to do it, watch them work, analyze their<br>
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So starts the "certification" discussion again... ;)<br>
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Seriously, this is exactly what certification is, writ small. I think it's fine; just be aware that you're entering controversial territory (as Victor's comment indicated).<br>
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My feeling? Do it anyway. Let the idea prove itself. If it's useful to the market, it will stay. If it's not, it won't.<br>
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Actually I agree 100% with this. The software itself could lend itself to many different purposes, positive and negative according to one's point of view (or class).</div><div><br>
</div><div>Cool!</div><div><br></div><div>Victor Kane</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Having said that... I'd caution against judging much from a one-question test. It could be that the applicant is unusually knowledgeable (or ignorant) about the skills needed for that one question. The question you propose sounds pretty good, though, as it tests basic Drupal-specific programming methods.<br>
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