> What was the most difficult problem you’ve had to solve as a developer? They talk about it.
...and then you get accused of trying to steal secrets from their previous company.
In seriousness, we're no longer allowed to ask questions like this in our current interview process, since it could expose us to competitors' internal secrets. It sucks, because it was one of the best ways of determining what a person was capable of. But there's no winning in designing an interview process--every one has flaws.
Now I come up with a hypothetical problem in a related industry, but it's hard to tell whether the person is just failing to think through the problem, or was too unfamiliar with the domain to have useful ideas.
...and then you get accused of trying to steal secrets from their previous company.
In seriousness, we're no longer allowed to ask questions like this in our current interview process, since it could expose us to competitors' internal secrets. It sucks, because it was one of the best ways of determining what a person was capable of. But there's no winning in designing an interview process--every one has flaws.
Now I come up with a hypothetical problem in a related industry, but it's hard to tell whether the person is just failing to think through the problem, or was too unfamiliar with the domain to have useful ideas.