A C Test --- The 0x10 Best__ Questions for Would-be Embedded Programmers.pdf

A C Test --- The 0x10 Best__ Questions for Would-be Embedded Programmers.pdf
Excerpted from Embedded Systems Programming, May 2000, Page 119

A ‘C’ Test: The 0x10 Best Questions for Would-be
Embedded Programmers

by Nigel Jones

Pencils lip, everyone. Here's a test to identify potential embedded programmers or
embedded programmers with potential

An obligatory and significant part of the recruitment process for embedded systems
programmers seems to be the "C test." Over the years, I have had to both take and pre-
pare such tests and, in doing so, have realized that these tests can be informative for both
the interviewer and interviewee. Furthermore, when given outside the pressure of an
interview situation, these tests can also be quite entertaining.

From the interviewee's perspective, you can learn a lot a