[gcb0]

i wish that happened.

also in a previous job interview, a guy showed up with a quick map traversal algo written in no less than ms word. right out i recognized the 6 line function, with a bug. while he asked "do you know which data structure this code expects" to which i replied "a graph, and you have a infinite loop on the visited check..." there he cut me as if he didn't want to hear what i was saying and proceed with questions he had planned/rehearsed.... until 5 questions later he actually asked "why would that fail" to which i had to point the bug mentioned before.

i just ruled that out as he being nervous as i was. but later i found out he was just a control freak and he actually said i lacked any technical knowledge in the hiring review. :) got the offer as everyone else obviously saw the opposite.

anyway. all that to illustrate that you should ask away. after all, you're going to spend 8h+a day with those people. the least it will do is to know then better.

[lingua_franca]

this is a different case: u found a bug immediately which demonstrated ur skills. that guy must be a d-bag to be pissed by that.

what op does is when he has a chance to know more abt the position/company, he chooses to test interviewers like a counter strike. i dont understand what he tries to get out of this: he wouldn't join the company if future colleagues suck? is that a sincere gesture to show his interest in the job?