[fndrplayer13]

I'm not sure how I feel about the sort question being a super simple "fizzbuzz" type command line question in an interview. The problem with some of the CLI stuff is that its really a simple yes/no "do you remember that command name" type thing. For something like grep that makes sense. But as somebody who also lives in the terminal, I have mixed feelings about expecting things like wc, sort, xargs, etc out of a potential candidate.

Although, I do actually totally agree that the more a person knows about the CLI in general, the better they sometimes appear to be. I feel like learning to use command line tools also sort of inspires that general DRY attitude about software in general. Don't reinvent the wheel!

[dllthomas]

Yeah, "sort" is a super esoteric name...

(I probably agree with you more than I disagree, and I'd rate "can read a man page" more important than "remembers -n for sort", I just thought the particular objection somewhat humorous)

[winash]

Exactly my point, as I said before I have never rejected candidates based on whether they can answer the question, but it does add a point for those who can.