.net / c# test wanted for a non techical MD

Question

Dear all i am looking for an half finished .net application to test my .net c# applicants.

As I come from a differnt coding background, it is difficult for me to assess people skills hence a great test would do a good job!

Regarding checking candidates' test performance, I can ask a friend, no problem !

Does a practical test exist out there? Would I need to pay for it?

Answer 1

I would recommend giving the applicant a small problem to solve during the interview. Have them write out a solution to the problem on the white board in pseudo code and have them explain their thought process.

Once they've done that, then give them access to a computer with the necessary tools installed and watch them code up the solution.

My favorite interview problem is converting to roman numerals.

Answer 2

it sounds a nice idea but I am still keen on getting a proper c# test done infront of a PC within a controlled environment where the developer would need to read the code, understand what it does and add his necessary amends.

Answer 3

To create a suitable C# program for this purpose, it would help to know exactly you're trying to measure:

• Knowledge or skills (or both)?
• Desktop, web, or server?
• Basic, intermediate, or advanced?
• Development or maintenance?
• With or without database knowledge?
• Error-handling and reliability?
• Performance?
• Security?
• UI?
• Algorithms?
• Testing?
• Base class library knowledge?
• .......

Answer 4

Hey Road Warrior thanks !

here my answer:

I need to test:

Knowledge and skills web and sql
intermediate skills maintenace 60%
developemnt 40% with DB knowledge
Error-handling and reliability
Performance as the is has high
traffic Hybernate

Nothing else

Answer 5

This site may be of interest to you. He talks about hiring programmers and has a decent example of the "fix this smelly code" test.

http://codebetter.com/blogs/karlseguin/archive/2006/12/01/How-to-hire-a-programmer-2D00-Part-2-2D00-Improve-this-code.aspx