when unfamiliar == unqualified
September 15th, 2008Interviewer: Do you agree with the Model-View-Controller pattern?
Candidate: In what respect, Charlie?
Interviewer: The Model — what do you interpret it to be?
Candidate: Controlling the view from the model, Charlie?
Interviewer: No, the MVC software architectural design pattern widely used in various web development frameworks.
Candidate: … I believe that design patterns are designed to rid us of the burden of reinventing the wheel over and over (…and other such generic drivel).
Interviewer: (closing the candidate’s file and marking it with a red X) Thanks for your time. We’ll keep your resume on file for six months.
