Meaningless interview questions (was Re: Query regarding INFDS)

[david.kahn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

"Buck Calabro/commsoft" <mcalabro@commsoft.net> wrote:

>I've been using SHUTDN since the /38.  I figured that was obsolete
>(after all, I still use it!).

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?

As this question predates the SELEC structure, WHGT and WHLT do not count.
I bet even John Carr, Charlie Massoglia, and Al Barsa couldn't anwer this
without looking at the manual. I still have trouble remembering them and
I've looked it up about 20 times over the years.

I've already given you SHTDN. Good luck, and no peeking at the book.  :-)

Dave Kahn, ABB Steward Ltd.


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