> (no right answer to that one, but it > will be an interesting conversation) IMHO that is the golden remark for all such questions. The answer you might dismiss immediately as totally wrong might be the only correct one in a certain context, which just happens to be the context in which your candidate has worked for 20 years. Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist