Use as much or as little space as you like to answer each question. Feel free to research your answers. Please return this questionnaire along with your resume to jobs@digitalmettle.com
What is the best technology book you have read? (Be specific, include URL.)
What was the most important lesson you learned from this book?
What, if anything, do you feel was left out of the book that should have been included?
What source of information did you use to learn about the missing piece?
What was the last software development article you read? (Be specific, include URL.)
What was the most important lesson you learned from this article?
What are your thoughts on design patterns such as Model-View-Controller? Do you have any experience with such patterns? If so, explain.
What is the best new feature of ASP.NET 2.0?
What is your opinion on current web standards such as HTML4, XHTML, and the W3C DOM?
Do you have any work currently available for viewing on the internet? Please include URLs and a detailed explanation of your role in the work.
What programming languages have you used? Which is your favorite and why?
What programming environments have you used (Visual Studio, Eclipse, etc)? Which is your favorite and why?
What database platforms have you used (MS SQL Server, mySQL, etc)? Which is your favorite and why?
What web development platforms have you used (ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, servlets, CGI)? Which is your favorite and why?
Describe the software development process that you like to use. Which part(s) of this process is most important for ensuring a high-quality product.
What, if any, experience do you have with media or graphic technologies (Flash, video encoding, DVD authoring, Photoshop, Illustrator, etc)?
If you have any experience with HTML, what is your opinion about coding the HTML directly vs. using an HTML IDE or HTML WYSIWYG editor? What process works best for you?
Tell us about yourself. (ideas: your hobbies, pets, musical tastes, etc..)
What are your career goals? Where do you see yourself in 10 years?