Simple Form Sample for Interview?
Help me out, please...

After a 9 month dry spell, I've finally gotten an interview for a C# Win forms position. Better yet, the job actually sounds exciting -- as opposed to, "I'll take anything to have a job again." 

Now, the recruiter sent someone over before me. During that candidate's interview, the questioner asked him to create a blank Win form that switches between two background colors every 5 seconds. The first, "highly qualified" candidate, either couldn't, or wouldn't do it! Having learned about the problem, I've gone ahead and practiced that particular app, a few times. But, if it were me doing the interviewing, I sure as heck wouldn't present the same problem. So, my question: anybody have suggestions for similar mini-projects, of approximately same complexity, that I could build as practice?

I'm not asking for code, I just want the suggestion, in the same way you might ask me if you were interviewing me. I realize, of course, that the interviewer most likely will come up with something else, but I figure the more practice I get just whipping out little things like this, the better prepared I'll be to deal with whatever he throws at me. 

OTOH, if you think I'm barking up the wrong tree, let me know. 

Thanks!

Randy
Simple Form Sample for Interview?
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Help me out, please...

After a 9 month dry spell, I've finally gotten an interview for a C# Win forms position. Better yet, the job actually sounds exciting -- as opposed to, "I'll take anything to have a job again." 

Now, the recruiter sent someone over before me. During that candidate's interview, the questioner asked him to create a blank Win form that switches between two background colors every 5 seconds. The first, "highly qualified" candidate, either couldn't, or wouldn't do it! Having learned about the problem, I've gone ahead and practiced that particular app, a few times. But, if it were me doing the interviewing, I sure as heck wouldn't present the same problem. So, my question: anybody have suggestions for similar mini-projects, of approximately same complexity, that I could build as practice?

I'm not asking for code, I just want the suggestion, in the same way you might ask me if you were interviewing me. I realize, of course, that the interviewer most likely will come up with something else, but I figure the more practice I get just whipping out little things like this, the better prepared I'll be to deal with whatever he throws at me. 

OTOH, if you think I'm barking up the wrong tree, let me know. 

Thanks!

Randy