Re: Meaningless interview questions (was Re: Query regarding INFDS)

[DAsmussen@xxxxxxx]

Dave,

In a message dated 2/4/99 12:37:43 PM Eastern Standard Time,
david.kahn@gbwsh.mail.abb.com writes:

<<snip>>
> You know the interviews you go to that are designed to show the superiority
>  of the techie conducting them and your own relative inferiority, but with
>  no relevance whatsoever to your ability to churn out good code? Talk of
>  SHTDN reminds me of my all time favourite meaningless technical interview
>  question. My source for this is my friend Phil Marsh, who assures me that
>  it's genuine.
>  
>  The question: in RPG/III what are the 5 opcodes without a vowel?
<<snip>>

SHTDN...uh...uh...KILL THIS PERSON, KILL THEM _NOW_!!!!  THEY'VE JUST COST THE
ENTIRE MIDRANGE INDUSTRY _MILLIONS_ OF DOLLARS!  IFxx is out, as are
associated ORxx and ANDxx opcodes.  CHAIN, READ(X), UPDAT, SETxx, and WRITE
are gone as well as BEGSR, ENDSR, KLIST, PLIST, CABXX, and DEFN.  All of the
arithmatic operators contain vowels, as do OPEN and CLOSE.  EXFMT and EXCPT
have an "E" as well as ITER and LEAVE.  SCAN and STRIP(x) are toast, along
with OPEN, CALL, and CLOSE.

OK, what _IS_ the answer?

Regards,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@aol.com

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." -- Margaret
Thatcher
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