[Frozenlock]

I see a myriad of threads about interviews on HN. They all say that you can't really code in an interview. You don't have your favorite tools nor any real projet or familiarity with a codebase. These threads will say that the interview should, at most, be there to help you see if there's a culture fit.

Now you have an interview where the guy asked questions that aren't related to programming and everyone is up in arms. Maybe it's because he did his homework? Maybe he already checked M. Adeagbo work and decided he wanted him in the company?

So now I suppose the interview isn't supposed to be used to check if someone is a good programmer... but it also shouldn't approach any subject that is emotional, because by gosh you wouldn't want to know how someone will react on a sensitive subject.

You guys must have the weirdest social interactions ever. Within an hour of meeting someone I usually "size" them by throwing curved ball designed to see what makes them ticks. That is exactly what I would expect in a well designed interview, especially if you are looking for culture fit.

Frankly, I find that these questions are well designed. Look at how I immediately answered them:

>“Why do all the Black kids sit at the same table at school?”

"Same reason Asians or Whites will do the same thing under the same conditions."

What can we deduce? Not much, except that I'm aware of basic biology/human behavior. Better luck in the next question...

>“Why is it no longer okay to say nr?”

"It is okay, but you need to be of the correct race... and apparently that's not racist. (with a hint of sarcasm)"

Bingo! Now you known that when I talk of sexism and racism, I use the dictionary definition, NOT the new "minorities can't be sexist/racist" version.

And just like that, you know if I'm a good fit. (If it's in SF, probably not...)

>"/dev/color is a community of black software engineers who help one another reach career goals."

This is literally a racist club. ---> A group who discriminates based on race. Now, I have nothing against that... but you can't say a word if white clubs are created.