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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveTownsend" data-source="post: 9386" data-attributes="member: 145">Why we interview for C++ skillsHere is an eloquent argument about why checking a candidate's C++ proficiency is a better test of a programmer's talent for building software (versus their skillset) than testing for Java or C#.  <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html" target="_blank">http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/ThePerilsofJavaSchools.html</a> Joel's blog is consistently excellent - articulate, entertaining and thought-provoking.   I also read  <a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/" target="_blank">http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/</a> and (for light relief) <a href="http://worsethanfailure.com/default.aspx" target="_blank">http://worsethanfailure.com/default.aspx</a> This used to be called TheDailyWTF.com but I guess political correctness caught up with them.</blockquote>