Timothy Weber wrote:
> Vitaliy, I'm guessing you were looking for more cut-and-dried quiz
> questions - this could be another follow-up question, but it's probably
> a bit more open-ended.

You're right, Tim. :) My knowledge is limited to a brief encounter with SQL 
in college, and more recently perusing a couple of books on the subject.

I love asking open-ended questions about a subject I know a lot about. But 
with a subject that I'm barely familiar with, open-ended questions are not 
the best way to go. I may not be able to tell whether the answer is right or 
wrong, and worse yet -- open questions invite questions from the one being 
asked! I may end up looking like a total moron. :)

Really, I just need the cut-and-dried questions to help weed out those that 
don't know the basics, then hire the guy or gal that seems like they 
actually know something, and hope for the best. If the person turns out to 
be a great developer (based on their work), it would be their job to put 
together a good set of open-ended questions, and interview their future 
teammates. 

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