<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 10:17 PM, Zeth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:theology@gmail.com">theology@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
2009/11/23 Tim Cumming <<a href="mailto:tim@cybacat.com">tim@cybacat.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="im">> The company is based just outside of Inkberrow, which is near Redditch but<br>
> far enough out that public transport is tricky - if you are applying for<br>
> this position without a car/license then you will need to give supporting<br>
> information within your application to show how you will get here.<br>
<br>
</div>Wow, certainly one for the fold-up bike at least.<br></blockquote><div><br>Although I'm not free to look at this job at the moment, I find it useful to ask the following questions to a prospective employee (From the "Joel Test" [1]<br>
<br><ol><li>Do you use source control?
</li><li>Can you make a build in one step?
</li><li>Do you make daily builds?
</li><li>Do you have a bug database?
</li><li>Do you fix bugs before writing new code?
</li><li>Do you have an up-to-date schedule?
</li><li>Do you have a spec?
</li><li>Do programmers have quiet working conditions?
</li><li>Do you use the best tools money can buy?
</li><li>Do you have testers?
</li><li>Do new candidates write code during their interview?
</li><li>Do you do hallway usability testing? </li></ol><br></div></div>[1] <a href="http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html">http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000043.html</a><br>