Programmer's conundrums

In article <BAY107-F26C23B9B3CF3B590A01123A3CA0 at phx.gbl>, "dwight elvey" <dkelvey at hotmail.com> writes: But most people don't "think" with a running verbal commentary for you. I understand what you're saying, I just think brain teasers are an asinine thing to use as a proxy for some other ability. I don't even think watching someone do a brain teaser is really a good proxy. You could make me run a 100 yard dash for a job interview and it would seem just as relevant. If you're scared of getting a dufus, that's what contracting is for. Try before you buy. Our company does it all the time and it works very well because you measure for real those things you're trying to use the brain teaser as a proxy to measure. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>