Max Wanadoo
max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Tue May 12 02:40:20 CDT 2009
Hi Andy, I am well, thank y ou. Thanks for the suggestions. The problem is I don't have any code with faults in it and I don't have any apps that crash. I have no experience whatsoever of creating these. What do I do now? Max -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Andy Lacey > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2009 6:04 PM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS Access Skills Assessment and Testing > > Hi Max, how're you doing? > > I used to set a couple of practical tests. > > The first was to give them some Access code with faults in it and leave > them > for a while asking them to critique it. You can throw in what you want, > from > not Dim'ing vars or not closing recordsets to logic or calculation errors. > Whatever fits your bill. > > The second was to give them an app which crashed when you ran it and tell > them to fix it. Nothing too trivial but it should show problem solving > capabilities and experience with debug. You could deliberately remove error > handlers and see if they put them in. > > The tests didn't distinguish the good from the great, but they did get rid > of the blaggers. Had one guy who took exception to being asked to do such > menial tests when he had blah-blah years experience, but we insisted, put > him in a quiet room and when I went in half an hour later to see how he was > doing he'd legged it. Didn't hear from him again. > > -- > Andy > > > --------- Original Message -------- > From: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS Access Skills Assessment and Testing > Date: 11/05/09 15:15 > > > Developer - definitely. > > Max > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Susan Harkins > Sent: 11 May 2009 15:37 > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] MS Access Skills Assessment and Testing > > I think it depends on how this person's going to use Access -- are they > going to be a user or a developer? > > Susan H. > > > >I would start with a simple database with one form. Set the form up > >with some code that does a calculation but set the underlying data so > >that it causes an 'Invalid use of Null' or a divide by zero in the > >calculation code. Let the candidate debug it while you watch. You > >should be able to tell pretty quickly how familiar they are with Access. > > > > Doug Steele > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > ________________________________________________ > Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 > > > -- > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > >