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in thread Have you netted a Perl Monk or Perl Pretender in 5 minutes or less?

Ask the candidate to code a simple program.

On the telephone? :-)

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Re^3: Have you netted a Perl Monk or Perl Pretender in 5 minutes or less?
by socketdave (Curate) on Sep 14, 2005 at 12:21 UTC
    Absolutely! The ideal candidate would also know how to use email and/or a remote shell ;)