I've learnt so much from them in the past few months!
Thank you
Hey Roy,
Cheers for noticing my criticism. In standard Kiwi style I forgot to say anything positive. As you say you wanted conversation rather then interview, so going forward I’ll listen with this intention in mind. Keep up the great work.
Simeon
Thanks for that "moo" Brian. I found it very helpful!
Oren: I've read your post and found it interesting. Especially the fact that I may have been "rude" in saying that Pair Programming may not work in Israel (I didn't notice I was being inclusive to all projects.. was I? I meant to say "sometimes" or "a lot of times") and my point was to try and ask togh questions as if I was looking for a "hard answer" when in reality there is no such thing. I just wanted to hear Kent say it, rather than me.
Maybe this is just a great example of cultural differences in conversations and interviews. I remember a flap some years ago when an Israeli journalist was skewered here in the US for his interview style with our then-President Bill Clinton. ISTR the journalist felt he wasn't getting questions answered in the detail or domain he wanted, so he kept interrupting and asking things different ways.
(Note I'm not comparing your interviews directly to that example, just pointing out an interesting bit of history.)