For those who are reading this and are new to software development, please don't let these questions put you off or take them as some sort of test of your skills. The questions pertain only to the poster's particular CS degree and to his particular experience, which for some reason he thinks is the only CS degree and experience that is valid.
Also note that you will come across people like this quite a lot in the software industry and you have to be careful not to let them get under your skin. They can be very difficult to work with. If you are a team lead and identify someone like this on your team then it can be very difficult to place them and you often have to gently coerce them into their own "special" area where they feel their talents are best used.
Also note that you will come across people like this quite a lot in the software industry and you have to be careful not to let them get under your skin. They can be very difficult to work with. If you are a team lead and identify someone like this on your team then it can be very difficult to place them and you often have to gently coerce them into their own "special" area where they feel their talents are best used.