This is a brief entry about how an interviewer should conduct a Java based interview. I have been on both side of the table and this is only based on my own observations. I think most interviews that I attended in the past, and possibly some I have conducted myself, focus on the basic concept. I accept that developers should be aware of the language principles, but how can an interviewer test more advanced principles?

...so Let me describe the factors that affected this weekend project: 1. The user interface of the application have to be nice a la iphone 2. provide RAD tools, I do not have time coding in notepad 3. Good documentation and online support (through forums and etc..) 4. Need to able to learn and develop a nice UI within hours 5. The ability to connect and display real-time maps such as Google Maps or Yahoo!Maps.