NYCPHP Meetup

[Steve Manes]

Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline) wrote:
> Now, the position being filled is that of an entry level programmer.
> I do not expect this person to be well trained in PHP/MySQL,
> but they must have a pretty strong understanding of programming
> methodologies in general (they are a college grad - CIS).
>  
> So, again, what are some good metrics I can use to test these 
> perspective employees?

Start with general logic tasks at the white board, like reversing a 
string in place.  Then inverting all the words in a sentence like "I 
really hate taking tests", then reversing the letters in all the words 
in a sentence.  This should be done language-agnostic (no strrchr() or 
reverse()).  What I'm mostly interested in learning is how the applicant 
problem-solves.