☛ Compare and contrast REST and SOAP web services.

☛ Define authentication and authorization and the tools that are used to support them in enterprise deployments.

☛ Describe the difference between optimistic and pessimistic locking.

☛ Describe the elements of an in tier architecture and their appropriate use.

☛ Have you used Eclipse?

☛ Have you used Visual Studio?

☛ How did you manage source control?

☛ How much (what percentage) of your time do you spend unit testing?

☛ How much reuse do you get out of the code that you develop, and how?

☛ How would you describe the ideal working environment?

☛ If you know you aren't going to make a project deadline what will you tell your manager and/or the client?

☛ In databases, what is the difference between a delete statement and a truncate statement?

☛ In network security, what is a honey pot, and why is it used?

☛ What are the most important database performance metrics, and how do you monitor them?

☛ What are transaction logs, and how are they used?

☛ What did you do to ensure quality in your deliverables?

☛ What do you consider documentation and why is it important?

☛ What do you do to ensure you provide accurate project estimates?

☛ What do you expect in the solution documents you are provided?

☛ What elements are necessary for a successful team and why?

☛ What have you done to ensure consistency across unit, quality, and production environments?

☛ What is a cross site scripting attack, and how do you defend against it?

☛ What is a SAN, and how is it used?

☛ What is clustering, and describe its use.

☛ What is ETL and when should it be used?

☛ What is most important - quality or quantity?

☛ What is structure?

☛ What is the difference between OLAP and OLTP? When is each used?

☛ What is the role of continuous integration systems in the automated-build process?

☛ What is the role of SMNP?

☛ What is the role of the DMZ in network architecture? How do you enforce relational integrity in database design?

☛ When is it appropriate to denormalize database design?

☛ When is the last time you downloaded a utility from the internet to make your work more productive, and what was it?

☛ Which do you prefer; service oriented or batch oriented solutions?