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pcwalton
I really hope nobody has ever actually asked candidates to write quines.
koobe
That does not look like a quine to me.
Falling3
Well the quine function sure does.
sp332
I don't know Ruby, so this is probably obvious, but: Why does quine() need an argument? What good is __FILE__ there?
Falling3
Even though you don't know ruby, you should really check out the source code. It's very simple. __FILE__ is a reference to the current file name.

If you'd looked at the source code, you'd see that it's actually a pretty cheap quine, since it has access to that magic variable. You could do the same thing with just:

puts File.read(__FILE__)

sp332
Oh man, i was just thinking of this in terms of a REPL and didn't think of incorporating it into a file. duh :) thanks
hcarvalhoalves
> => "I have a special interest in modular mobile startup platforms."

Sounds legit.

pavel_lishin
Shit, I think that might be what we actually do.
mhartl
The attention to detail cracks me up. It even has a test suite!
rinrae
"Also, most job interviews are dumb, and we felt the need to point this out."

+1.

Also, I'm happy to be working in an industry where you can get a job without these kind of job interviews.