On Jun 1, 2007, at 8:55 AM, Hans Fugal wrote:

> Ruby Quiz wrote:
>
>> There has been some debate on the proper ways to screen  
>> programmers you intend
>> to hire.  A common theory is that you really need to have the  
>> programmer write
>> some code for you to accurately gauge their skill.  Exactly what  
>> to have them
>> write is another debate, but the blogosphere has recently been  
>> abuzz with this
>> question as a screener:
>> 	Write a program that prints the numbers from 1 to 100.
>> 	But for multiples of three print ŧizzinstead of the
>> 	number and for the multiples of five print ţuzz For
>> 	numbers which are multiples of both three and five
>> 	print ŧizzBuzz
>> Pretend you've just walked into a job interview and been hit with  
>> this question.
>> Solve it as you would under such circumstances for this week's  
>> Ruby Quiz.
>
> Done, 4 times over.

I almost didn't run it, for this reason.  Solutions are everywhere,  
even in Ruby.

I do think it's an interesting problem though, more because of what  
it's looking for (whatever you believe that is) than the code.  I  
think how you solve it is important.

James Edward Gray II