programmingpraxis makes a comment in the latest post on Maximum Sum Subsequence:
"any programmer who doesn’t know about the solution will likely fail the interview, on the theory that if he isn’t at least interested enough in his profession to read Bentley [Programming Pearls], he isn’t interested enough in his profession to work for me."
In a follow-up comment:
"I still think a candidate not versed in the programming folklore will be less productive than one who is, and thus less suitable for hiring."
Is this a good or valid criteria for judging a programmer's abilities or future abilities?
"any programmer who doesn’t know about the solution will likely fail the interview, on the theory that if he isn’t at least interested enough in his profession to read Bentley [Programming Pearls], he isn’t interested enough in his profession to work for me."
In a follow-up comment:
"I still think a candidate not versed in the programming folklore will be less productive than one who is, and thus less suitable for hiring."
Is this a good or valid criteria for judging a programmer's abilities or future abilities?