C++Talk.NET C++ language newsgroups   Archives   FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  C++ tests          C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ Language (Moderated) View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Gregory Natenzon Guest Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2004 11:37 pm    Post subject: C++ tests Guys, Does anybody know a website containing questions in C++ from interviews? May be there is some news group where people discuss questions they got on the job interviews. I know that many employers trust in the BarainBench tests. Is there a website where there is a list of questions similar to those on the BranchBench site? Thanks a lot [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top Malte Clasen Guest Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:48 pm    Post subject: Re: C++ tests Gregory Natenzon wrote: Quote: Does anybody know a website containing questions in C++ from interviews? May be there is some news group where people discuss questions they got on the job interviews. It's not exactly about job interviews, but http://www.gotw.ca/gotw/index.htm has quite a lot of question/answer pairs that cover large areas of C++. If you like them, you could also take a look at Herb Sutter's books (same website), they are written in a very similar style but more comprehensive. Malte [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top kanze@gabi-soft.fr Guest Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2004 11:08 am    Post subject: Re: C++ tests Malte Clasen <news (AT) copro (DOT) org> wrote Quote: Gregory Natenzon wrote: Does anybody know a website containing questions in C++ from interviews? May be there is some news group where people discuss questions they got on the job interviews. It's not exactly about job interviews, but http://www.gotw.ca/gotw/index.htm has quite a lot of question/answer pairs that cover large areas of C++. If you like them, you could also take a look at Herb Sutter's books (same website), they are written in a very similar style but more comprehensive. A lot depends on the level of person your looking for. When I was vetting for C++ programmers with OO experience, I usually started out with "When and why would you declare the destructor virtual?". That's usually sufficient to eliminate 90%. (And I wasn't looking for a complex or detailed answer -- I'd accept just about anything which contained the words delete and derive.) Given that, I suspect that most of the questions at Herb's site are a bit too difficult. -- James Kanze GABI Software http://www.gabi-soft.fr Conseils en informatique orientée objet/ Beratung in objektorientierter Datenverarbeitung 9 place Sémard, 78210 St.-Cyr-l'École, France, +33 (0)1 30 23 00 34 [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top Ivan Vecerina Guest Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 4:32 am    Post subject: Re: C++ tests "Gregory Natenzon" <gregoryn1 (AT) verizon (DOT) net> wrote Quote: Does anybody know a website containing questions in C++ from interviews? May be there is some news group where people discuss questions they got on the job interviews. Google brings up: http://www.techinterviews.com/index.php?p=110 . But the scope of these questions is limited, and some are really about OOD (nowadays not what makes C++ unique). Someone mentioned gotw for advanced questions. A better option might be to pick the table of content of one of Scott Meyer's C++ books, and derive a question from any item. You can even plainly give the item title and ask the candidate to guess what it would be about. Quote: I know that many employers trust in the BarainBench tests. Is there a website where there is a list of questions similar to those on the BranchBench site? I do not know of a site with equivalent questions. While such a test can be used to save time when screening candidates, these would not be good *interview* questions IMHO. Questions in a personal interview should be more "open": they should help reveal the candidate, not corner him with a technical quiz. I usually *end* an interview with targeted technical questions, only to validate the level of proficiency that the candidate claims / was assumed to have. Regards, Ivan -- http://ivan.vecerina.com/contact/?subject=NG_POST <- email contact form Brainbench MVP for C++ <> http://www.brainbench.com [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top jakacki Guest Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 11:38 am    Post subject: Re: C++ tests Ivan Vecerina wrote: Quote: Does anybody know a website containing questions in C++ from interviews? May be there is some news group where people discuss questions they got on the job interviews. Google brings up: http://www.techinterviews.com/index.php?p=110 . But the scope of these questions is limited, and some are really about OOD (nowadays not what makes C++ unique). I don't think this site is reliable. It serves things like: Quote: 10. What is an incomplete type? Incomplete types refers to pointers in which there is non availability of the implementation of the referenced location or it points to some location whose value is not available for modification. (...) Incomplete types are otherwise called uninitialized pointers. :-? BR Grzegorz -- Free C++ frontend library: http://opencxx.sourceforge.net China from the inside: http://www.staryhutong.com Myself: http://www.dziupla.net/gj/cv [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top Vorticity Kappa Guest Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:39 pm    Post subject: Re: C++ tests "jakacki" <jakacki_hates_spam (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote Quote: Ivan Vecerina wrote: Does anybody know a website containing questions in C++ from interviews? May be there is some news group where people discuss questions they got on the job interviews. Google brings up: http://www.techinterviews.com/index.php?p=110 . But the scope of these questions is limited, and some are really about OOD (nowadays not what makes C++ unique). I don't think this site is reliable. It serves things like: 10. What is an incomplete type? Incomplete types refers to pointers in which there is non availability of the implementation of the referenced location or it points to some location whose value is not available for modification. (...) Incomplete types are otherwise called uninitialized pointers. class foo; class bar { foo& m_f; ...... }; In the above, foo is an incomplete type. There is just enough information for bar's interface to compile without foo being further specified. Presumably, the rest of foo's definition will be available when bar is implemented. -- Ed Kaulakis [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top jakacki Guest Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 11:28 am    Post subject: Re: C++ tests Ed Kaulakis wrote: Quote: Does anybody know a website containing questions in C++ from interviews? May be there is some news group where people discuss questions they got on the job interviews. Google brings up: http://www.techinterviews.com/index.php?p=110 [...] I don't think this site is reliable. It serves things like: 10. What is an incomplete type? Incomplete types refers to pointers in which there is non availability of the implementation of the referenced location or it points to some location whose value is not available for modification. (...) Incomplete types are otherwise called uninitialized pointers. class foo; class bar { foo& m_f; ...... }; In the above, foo is an incomplete type. There is just enough information for bar's interface to compile without foo being further specified. Presumably, the rest of foo's definition will be available when bar is implemented. Yes, and I bet most people in this newsgroup know it. Similarily we distinguish between types (which can be incomplete) and variables (which can be uninitialized). Likewise we know that pointer type is always complete, etc. This is the editor at www.techinterviews.com who does not. BR Grzegorz -- Free C++ frontend library: http://opencxx.sourceforge.net China from the inside: http://www.staryhutong.com Myself: http://www.dziupla.net/gj/cv [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top Dave Harris Guest Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 11:18 am    Post subject: Re: C++ tests [email]vorticitySPAMkappa (AT) SPAMyahoo (DOT) SPAM[/email]com (Vorticity Kappa) wrote (abridged): Quote: "jakacki" <jakacki_hates_spam (AT) acm (DOT) org> wrote in message news:39cdf7b755f00e5669c77c1890c593f6 (AT) localhost (DOT) talkaboutprogramming.com I don't think this site is reliable. It serves things like: 10. What is an incomplete type? Incomplete types refers to pointers in which there is non availability of the implementation of the referenced location or it points to some location whose value is not available for modification. (...) Incomplete types are otherwise called uninitialized pointers. [...] In the above, foo is an incomplete type. Yes. And in this: class foo; void proc( foo x ); foo is also an incomplete type, but there are no pointers involved. Incomplete types have little to do with pointers. -- Dave Harris, Nottingham, UK [ See http://www.gotw.ca/resources/clcm.htm for info about ] [ comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: Do this! ] Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         C++Talk.NET Forum Index -> C++ Language (Moderated) All times are GMT Page 1 of 1   Jump to: Select a forum C/C++----------------C LanguageC Language (Moderated)C++ Language (Moderated)C++ language (comp.lang.c++)C++ language, library and standards Non-English C/C++ Newsgroups----------------C++ (German)C++ (French)  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2006 phpBB Group SEO toolkit © 2004-2006 webmedic.