[TUHS] Interview question

[Rich Morin]

Sadly, I can't remember whose USENIX talk it was, but I recall a software maturity scale that went something like this:

1 - it works in your office
2 - it works in an office down the hall
3 - it works for someone you've never met
4 - you don't have to explain why you use it
5 - you have to explain why you don't use it

-r

> On Jan 2, 2023, at 12:36, Larry McVoy <lm at mcvoy.com> wrote:
> 
> The /bin/sh stuff made me think of an interview question I had for engineers,
> that a surprisingly few could pass:
> 
> "Tell me about something you wrote that was entirely you, the docs, the
> tests, the source, the installer, everything.  It doesn't have to be a
> big thing, but it has to have been successfully used by at least 10
> people who had no contact with you (other than to say thanks)."
> 
> Most people fail this.  I think the people who pass might look 
> positively on the v7 sh stuff.  But who knows?