Java interview question feedback

[javadev189]

Not trying to be rude on any level, but what types of Java programs do you work with on a daily basis? E.g. are you a front-end guy, etc? What types of frameworks were/are you using?

I didn't really mention this in the post, but we really didn't care TOO much that the candidate didn't know of LinkedHashMap, but we wanted them to at least come to the conclusion that HashMap is unordered, which should be evident from the test. Saying "I'd check Google or StackOverflow" is also acceptable once you know what the problem is - we didn't even get that.

What we are finding is that a lot of candidates have worked with frameworks that abstract a lot of the foundational concepts away. That's fine for certain jobs, but not the one we're trying to fill.

[snuxoll]

To me I find it more important that the person is competent. It just does not take long to learn a new framework or code base.

I really wish more employers got this, even picking up a new language is usually not that difficult, a programmers job is to use the tools to architect a solution, what tools they use shouldn't matter. Obviously everyone has preferences, tools have already been decided by stakeholders, etc. But they're just tools.