As I am now job browsing I have been running across several different opportunities. I tend to concentrate on the best ones. The Microsoft gig would've been great, but now I am concentrating on another one. This is a well know consulting company that is looking for "The Best of the Best" all across the country. It's like the Top Gun job of Software Architecture work. At least my resume was able to put me in the category of "The Best" but now they want to determine if I am in the top of that class. So I was given the hardest tech screen ever. This beat out Microsoft easily as far as tech screens go. Matter of fact I have never heard of such a practice. The assignment - "Given requirements and sample data - Create a complete data driven windows application in 48 hours". Keep in mind that kind of work is usually accomplished in 6 months, let alone 48 hours. To top it off, since I still have a job my hours were limited. I think I spent a total of 24 hours to make it. I was told that out of 20 candidates they only take 1 and most people don't even finish. So the odds are highly against me getting this, but at least I was able to do what others could not. I finished it. I was up till 6:30am this morning. Sometimes when I get challenged I dive right into it, as was the case. If you want to download it go to

http://blml.org/BrianBass.zip

Unzip it and click on the msi file in the install directory to start the setup.

It really won't hurt that much if I don't get it - it is in Cleveland and I would have to commute to it(with a traveling allowance), but the thought that I was able to pull off what most people can't do sure does inflate my ego(it doesn't need it). Unfortunately I wasn't able to wow myself with my own design patterns. It was kind of a developer klooge(word meaning to throw something together), but what do you expect for 24 hours work? I called in sick this morning(sick, meaning needing sleep) and slept for 5 hours. I am now back at work ready to be a glorified document writer, after having accomplished something so much different.

Thought of the Day
Alex Rogan: There's no fleet, no Starfighters, no plan. One ship, you me, and that's it?
Grig: Exactly. Xur thinks you're still on Earth. Classic military strategy: surprise attack.
Alex Rogan: It'll be a slaughter!
Grig: That's the spirit!
Alex Rogan: No, my slaughter!
-- The Last Starfighter