Todays enticing job prospect.. v2

[expat]

In anycase if AtW's idea of English is that its some simple programatic formula then he'll find himself getting the wrong end of the stick more often than not.

I bet AtW gets the wrong end of the stick quite often

[Joe Black]

Emphasis

Yes, logically that makes the most sense as Oracle by itself wouldn't generally be a replacement for both C# and Sybase, but then again it depends which Oracle skills they have in mind.

The distinguishing factor at times though is emphasis which is hard to determine in the example.

In anycase if AtW's idea of English is that its some simple programatic formula then he'll find himself getting the wrong end of the stick more often than not.

Joe in "my middle name is pF" mode.

[expat]

depends on operator precedence in english
(false && true) || true != false && (true || true)

Yes, or even in rational thought. If someone asks for
(language) AND (dbms) OR (other dbms)
it seems "logical" to think that he wants a language AND a dbms, but there is a choice of which dbms. that is, rationally, the OR binds the dbmses first.

[luke warm]

Gee people, are you programmers or what?



Evaluate: C# AND Sybase OR Oracle, or to put it more simply:

false && true || true is what???

Its just a test and the agent is not stupid - he is just using this to separate wheat from chuff.

depends on operator precedence in english
(false && true) || true != false && (true || true)

[Joe Black]

Don't confuse him BB!, AtW obviously knows that a chuff is just the singular form of 'chavs'...

[BlasterBates]

I dunno depends whether you're chaff or just chuffed.

[Joe Black]

What are we AtW? I think the majority of people here are native english speakers who realise that the and/or's in the sentence can mean totally different things depending on the emphasis the agent intended.

Edit: you beat me to it Eddie.

[EddieC]

separate wheat from chuff.

Just as well you didn't have to sit an English exam then.

[AtW]

Gee people, are you programmers or what?

The ideal candidate will have 7 years commercial experience using C# and Sybase/SQL or Oracle with 3 of those being within an investment bank.

Evaluate: C# AND Sybase OR Oracle, or to put it more simply:

false && true || true is what???

Its just a test and the agent is not stupid - he is just using this to separate wheat from chuff.

[Joe Black]

I know people who started developing using the Beta 2...mind you that still leaves a couple years short.

[mcquiggd]

C# Developer. A C# Developer is required by a major investment bank. The ideal candidate will have 7 years commercial experience using C# and Sybase/SQL or Oracle with 3 of those being within an investment bank. Please do not apply if you do not have the required experience.
Location London
Country England
Start Date ASAP / 4 Weeks
Duration 6 months +
Rate 450-550/Day


I dont think his mailbox will be very full....

http://www.jobserve.com/WFBD9247C93A2B950.job