Tool development as a job applicant filter?
richesh: Depending on the type of developer you are looking for, its tough to "filter" them based on their response to that question. YC asks their founders what "hacks" have they done in the past.  It's a good question to ask, to see what the person's thought process is.The most interesting ones I've been asked recently was:1. Do you know who Joel Spolsky is? What is his most recent venture?2. What is your favorite software engineering blog, one that we might not have heard of? (so ignore the common ones)3. What are two technologies you play with at home but has nothing to do with at work? What problem have you solved with it?4. Reverse a link list. Make any necessary assumptions.