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  • M Michael Dunn

    Just use a C++ keyword that is not in C, such as: main() { int this=1; } ;) Seems rather silly as an interview question, though. --Mike-- Just released - 1ClickPicGrabber - Grab & organize pictures from your favorite web pages, with 1 click! My really out-of-date homepage Sonork-100.19012 Acid_Helm

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    Brian Delahunty
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    Quick and easy :-D Regards, Brian Dela :suss:

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    • N Nish Nishant

      Vagif Abilov wrote: Could it be that it was just C++ guys making 20 errors? Hmmmm, could be true. I guess it'd be better for everyone if fellows like that took up C# or Java Nish :)


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      Nishant S wrote: I guess it'd be better for everyone if fellows like that took up C# or Java No, it'd be better for everyone if guys like that went back to work at MacDonalds instead of thinking "anyone can be a programmer". Someone who writes bad C++ is likely to write bad C# and bad Java as well. Paul

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      • N Nish Nishant

        Hi guys Today we were interviewing some candidates for some programmer jobs. My boss suggested a few interview questions to us and one of them was this :- Write a valid C program that would not comopile under C++ Hmmmm, now what kinda question is that? Would it be a proper test of a candidate? As for me I was confused for a while till I thought of type safety in C++. I haven't tried it out but I presume that if we do some unsafe type casting it'll be valid in C but invalid in C++. What do ya guys think? Nish


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        _Magnus_
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        If i write a program that does not compile under C OR C++, will i get the job then? :confused: /Magnus


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        • N Nish Nishant

          Michael Martin wrote: ...and if you wondering it's 1 months tomorrow. 11 rather :-( Nish


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          Nishant S wrote: 11 rather :( Yep, but us poor unemployed types can't just be giving away repetitive numbers when we type now can we? :-D Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002

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          • V Vivek Rajan

            I agree it is a really stupid question, BUT if someone can answer it on the spot , you've got a winner !! IMO, the *main* thing to check in an interview is attitude. BTW: How about this ? file a.c -------- // This trivial program has no statements // C cant deal with '//' style comments

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            Vivek Rajan wrote: // This trivial program has no statements // C cant deal with '//' style comments C99 can.


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              Nishant S wrote: 11 rather :( Yep, but us poor unemployed types can't just be giving away repetitive numbers when we type now can we? :-D Michael Martin Australia mjm68@tpg.com.au "I personally love it because I can get as down and dirty as I want on the backend, while also being able to dabble with fun scripting and presentation games on the front end." - Chris Maunder 15/07/2002

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              Brian Delahunty
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              Michael Martin wrote: Yep, but us poor unemployed types can't just be giving away repetitive numbers when we type now can we? :rolleyes: Regards, Brian Dela :suss:

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              • E Eddie Velasquez

                If his/her/its member ID is under 100 then he/she/it must be a genius then! ;P


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                Eddie Velasquez wrote: If his/her/its member ID is under 100 then he/she/it must be a genius then! Agreed. And under 50 is super genius. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                  Eddie Velasquez wrote: If his/her/its member ID is under 100 then he/she/it must be a genius then! Agreed. And under 50 is super genius. Regardz Colin J Davies

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                  You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

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                  Colin^Davies wrote: under 50 is super genius Haha, and what's your member ID number? ;) -- Paul "I need the secure packaging of Jockeys. My boys need a house!" - Kramer, in "The Chinese Woman" episode of Seinfeld MS Messenger: paul@oobaloo.co.uk Sonork: 100.22446

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                  • C ColinDavies

                    Eddie Velasquez wrote: If his/her/its member ID is under 100 then he/she/it must be a genius then! Agreed. And under 50 is super genius. Regardz Colin J Davies

                    Sonork ID 100.9197:Colin

                    You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

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                    Colin^Davies wrote: And under 50 is super genius So... you're barely a super genius? ;)


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                    • E Eddie Velasquez

                      Colin^Davies wrote: And under 50 is super genius So... you're barely a super genius? ;)


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                      Eddie Velasquez wrote: So... you're barely a super genius? I guess so. :-) Regardz Colin J Davies

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                      You are the intrepid one, always willing to leap into the fray! A serious character flaw, I might add, but entertaining. Said by Roger Wright about me.

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                      • U Uwe Keim

                        You should rather ask him whether he knows CodeProject.com. If he/she doesn't, I would recommend NOT taking him. If he answers "YES of course", ask him whether he is a member, and only take him if his member ID is less than 50000. -- Scanned MSDN Mag ad with YOUR name: www.magerquark.de/misc/CodeProject.html See me: www.magerquark.de

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                        Uwe Keim wrote: If he answers "YES of course", ask him whether he is a member, and only take him if his member ID is less than 50000. He might end up hiring the name which should not be spoken. Nish could become the CodeProject King! Todd Smith

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                        • E Eddie Velasquez

                          Vivek Rajan wrote: // This trivial program has no statements // C cant deal with '//' style comments C99 can.


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                          Eddie Velasquez wrote: C99 can. I was gonna say. Most modern C compilers will accept either style comments now. VC++ does. Todd Smith

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