Comments on: Silverlight interview questions http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/ The ratio of people to cake is too big. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:05:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Andrei Iacob » Blog Archive » The Silverlight Plugin Console http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-251 Andrei Iacob » Blog Archive » The Silverlight Plugin Console Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:33:14 +0000 http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-251 [...] why, in this post, I asked the question: “1. Does Silverlight have a System.Console class? Why?”. I was [...] […] why, in this post, I asked the question: “1. Does Silverlight have a System.Console class? Why?”. I was […]

]]> By: Andrei http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-123 Andrei Sun, 18 Nov 2007 12:44:47 +0000 http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-123 Thanks for the feedback! I have some feelings regarding programming pop quizzes. Especially over the telephone. To clarify a little bit the situation, I'm not looking to hire anybody. I'm an employee, not am employer :). I'm a Silverlight early adopter, so I'm trying to make a general image of the technology to the people who just discovered it. And one of the methods is (in my opinion) one of these posts. Thanks for the feedback!

I have some feelings regarding programming pop quizzes. Especially over the telephone.

To clarify a little bit the situation, I’m not looking to hire anybody. I’m an employee, not am employer :).

I’m a Silverlight early adopter, so I’m trying to make a general image of the technology to the people who just discovered it. And one of the methods is (in my opinion) one of these posts.

]]> By: Scott Barnes http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-121 Scott Barnes Sun, 18 Nov 2007 06:36:45 +0000 http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-121 imho wrong approach to the problem of hiring a Silverlight Developer of tommorow. I've always had mixed feelings about pop quizes in interviews as a lot of the time people aren't thinking clearly and the objective is for you to establish whether or not this person is going to be in your foxwhole when the going gets tough. If someone lies about their skills, you'll know within the first 2wks of hiring them (its easy to spot). The question is if they lied but are capable of doing the job in under a month and have a good background behind them, give them the shot. I generally always ask people about what they are passionate about and in this case, Silverlight i'd be looking for a history of early adoption, someone whom isn't afraid of something new and are willing to headbutt the monitor a few times. Remember the Top 25% of developers in the world, don't do the looking for jobs - the rest do. Here's your chance to bump them into that 25% ;P - Scott Barnes RIA Evangelist Microsoft. (whom had to do the guantlet to be hired by Microsoft, man it was a tough interview process heh) imho wrong approach to the problem of hiring a Silverlight Developer of tommorow. I’ve always had mixed feelings about pop quizes in interviews as a lot of the time people aren’t thinking clearly and the objective is for you to establish whether or not this person is going to be in your foxwhole when the going gets tough.

If someone lies about their skills, you’ll know within the first 2wks of hiring them (its easy to spot). The question is if they lied but are capable of doing the job in under a month and have a good background behind them, give them the shot.

I generally always ask people about what they are passionate about and in this case, Silverlight i’d be looking for a history of early adoption, someone whom isn’t afraid of something new and are willing to headbutt the monitor a few times.

Remember the Top 25% of developers in the world, don’t do the looking for jobs - the rest do. Here’s your chance to bump them into that 25% ;P

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Scott Barnes
RIA Evangelist
Microsoft.

(whom had to do the guantlet to be hired by Microsoft, man it was a tough interview process heh)

]]> By: Andrei http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-105 Andrei Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:56:53 +0000 http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-105 Where did you get that idea from? :) Where did you get that idea from? :)

]]> By: Tom http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-104 Tom Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:42:07 +0000 http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-104 So you're looking for someone who is not necessarily capable of learning quickly or working in a team? Where do I sign? So you’re looking for someone who is not necessarily capable of learning quickly or working in a team? Where do I sign?

]]> By: Andrei http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-103 Andrei Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:10:28 +0000 http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-103 Google it. http://www.dotnetsolutions.ltd.uk/contact/recruitment/ http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/04/26/want-a-job-working-on-silverlight-at-microsoft.aspx http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=silverlight Google it.

http://www.dotnetsolutions.ltd.uk/contact/recruitment/
http://blogs.msdn.com/msmossyblog/archive/2007/04/26/want-a-job-working-on-silverlight-at-microsoft.aspx
http://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=silverlight

]]> By: Jeff_T http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-102 Jeff_T Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:49:08 +0000 http://www.iaci.ro/2007/11/16/silverlight-interview-questions/#comment-102 Are there really any companies hiring Silverlight developers? Are there really any companies hiring Silverlight developers?

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