Re: not enough real programmers? (was Byte Magazine: 18 Vintage issue

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On 1999-08-07 prs@gol.com(PeterStephenson) said:
   :I've resorted in the past to making them sit written papers (one on
   :C, one on business knowledge).  That weeded out a *lot* of people
   :who's CVs (resumes) looked very good.  Of course it would also weed
   :out excellent programmers without current C knowledge  - written
   :papers inevitably focus on the more obscure corners of the language.

Isn't that something of a loss? And can you provide a specimen paper?
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