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• I found two without answers (Score:1)

  by lbr (5199) on 2005.06.15 8:28 (#41157)

  $p = [ { a => 1, b => 2, c => 3 }, “ant”, “bat”, “cat” ];
  Which of the following expression gives the value cat ?
  $p[3]
$p->{c}
$p->[4]
$p->{bat}


  $p->[3] would be correct, and

  %x = qw(C Ritchie Perl wall C++ Stroustrup); print @x{C, C++}

  Error : should use % instead of @ in print function
Displays Stroustrup
Displays Ritchie
Displays Ritchie Stroustrup


  This doesn't compile, but of course, they didn't use " in a bunch of the other questions either.

  Reminded me of the brainbench test - mostly using obscure perl4-isms, which is only relevant today if you get the unenviable task of maintaining some nasty code.

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  • You forgot pseudo-hashes (Score:1)

    by runrig (3385)

    $p->{c} is correct.
  • Re:I found two without answers (Score:2)

    by davorg (18)

    $p = [ { a => 1, b => 2, c => 3 }, “ant”, “bat”, “cat” ];
    Which of the following expression gives the value cat ?
    $p[3]
$p->{c}
$p->[4]
$p->{bat}


    $p->[3] would be correct, and

    I think you're forgetting about pseudo-hashes (but, of course, everyone should be forgetting about pseudo-hashes!)

    %x = qw(C Ritchie Perl wall C++ Stroustrup); print @x{C, C++}

    Error : should use % instead of @ in print function
Displa
    • Re:I found two without answers (Score:1)

      by lbr (5199)

      I think you're forgetting about pseudo-hashes (but, of course, everyone should be forgetting about pseudo-hashes!) Ah, never bothered to actually learn about pseudo-hashes. Mark one up for laziness!
  • Re:I found two without answers (Score:1)

    by yDNA Barak (3336)

    Maybe hiring someone to maintain some nasty code is exactly what they're going after. Of course, that doesn't jive with their claim of looking for the best Perl hackers. And why on earth would anyone put up a test like this claiming to be looking for the best-of-the-best? I know a few places I could go where I couldn't throw a rock without hitting one. And that Flash intro was just horrid. It must have been written by the winner of their test to find the world's best Flash composer.

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    • Re:I found two without answers (Score:2)

      by merlyn (47)

      Maybe hiring someone to maintain some nasty code is exactly what they're going after.

      I don't think so. I've been in touch with them, and even corrected 10 of their questions with various levels of LART application. They fully believed (a) their questions were satisfactory, albeit hard and (b) they weren't trying to trick anyone with impossible questions.

      I presume they've updated the quiz by now, but I haven't had time to go back to check.

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