Kirk Pepperdine's answer: Had a quick nap. I was very tired and a quick refresh allowed me to finish up with much better answers and a much better mark.

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: This is an ambiguous question in that you haven’t defined what you mean by closest match. Are you talking dictionary/spell checking match? If so take a look at this as a...

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: Unfortunately humanity hasn’t outgrown it’s belief in luck. We still have all kinds of superstitions/beliefs that guide many of the decision we make on a day to day basis....

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: Pick a problem you’ve already solved and resolve it in the new language. Do know that there is will idiom differences which may alter some of the details of your solution...

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: Try looking at one of the open source projects such as those hosted by Apache or RedHat that interests you. These offer you a great opportunity to see how a live project...

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: Just recently my wife and I made albums for our children of all of their formative years. I’d not looked at some of those photos for years but I’m really glad that I kept...

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: If someone is in a productive zone you don’t want to take them out of it. I find that wearing head phones listening to music helps as it mutes outside random noises that can...

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: The short answer is yes to both questions. Unfortunately eye candy is exceptionally important when pitching an idea, sometimes more so than a fully working prototype.

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: This is a pretty open ended questions but I think you can start by asking did they really change? Or change due to them having to adapt to new position and responsibilities...

Kirk Pepperdine's answer: Easy peasy, no different than convincing anyone else to buy it. You have to show him how it’s going to make his life easier and increase his bonus.