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London buses: yaaaaaaay! Jolly good news.

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  • L Lost User

    Great news, I hope it continues to work out well for you.

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    Septimus Hedgehog
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    Thanks for the attaboy, Richard. :)

    "I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).

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    • P Pete OHanlon

      Congratulations. That's fantastic news. Well done you.

      I was brought up to respect my elders. I don't respect many people nowadays.
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      Septimus Hedgehog
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      Thanks Pete. Just as soon as Mrs. Wife gets home we'll go for a celebratory coffee - I'm at the age where the other type of "celebration" doesn't quite work that way anymore. :-D

      "I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).

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      • S Septimus Hedgehog

        JammoD87 wrote:

        ...code tests..... my question is what are they like?

        Code tests mean different things. Some, like the one I "failed", you do from home. There's usually no time limit as they don't know when you start or complete it but they use the time taken into account when deciding who to call for interview; the quicker the time taken the better the chance you'll be called. Others you normally do on-site, sometimes before an interview. On-site tests are either actual coding examples where they give you a relatively small app to develop in order to see if your knowledge of C#, databases and Dotnet namespaces compares to what's claimed in the CV. The problem with actual tests is you need to know the syntax. It's very easy to stumble on some syntax which isn't a problem when you have the leisure time to experiment but which can be difficult when you're are under the cosh with a time restraint. Most practical code tests are intended to be completed in a couple of hours. The spec for what they want you to complete is intended not to trip you up but for you to demonstrate what you know. If 500 people attempted a code test they'd come up with equally as many types of solution so there's no one specific right solution but if all 500 work they'll have a number of common features. The other type of test is a written test where they might give you a Word document with a number of questions; things like "What's the difference between a delegate and an event" which is a common question, or they ask an abstract question to probe a deeper knowledge. The classic multiple-choice questions are less common and in others they'll give you some syntax and ask you to describe what's wrong with it. I prefer the written tests as you can explore deeper knowledge which goes beyond simple language syntax. There aren't that many keywords in C# to master but some questions want you explain what sealed is used for and what a class must do that implements an interface or what must be defined in base classes for override to be used.

        "I do not have to forgive my enemies, I have had them all shot." — Ramón Maria Narváez (1800-68). "I don't need to shoot my enemies, I don't have any." - Me (2012).

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        Thanks, this post is really informative.... at least I know what to expect when I get presented with a code test!

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