Recently we've had a number of interviewees come in who could answer some pretty detailed questions about .NET, but, couldn't code worth a sh*t. What's the deal? Do Microsoft developers just sit around reading MSDN all day and not actually code anything?
Today we sat down and re-vamped our interview process to include a coding exercise. I'm going to sit down with the candidates and make them code. When they get stuck I'll be there to lend a hand, and when they totally bomb I'll be there to give them the boot. It should be exciting :-)
How do you find people who not only talk a good game but can code like a pro as well?
Note: By “anyone” I mean the select few we've had come in recently on a contract basis. I do not mean the .NET community in general, since that would mean that I can't code worth a crap either, which obviously isn't the case ;-)