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One of my favourite questions when interviewing - and it was 100% reliable =
:-) - "what are your hobbies?"

If the answer included programming then they were hired, if not, then they =
went to the "B" list.

In my experience, anybody who is really interested in programming will have=
 it as a hobby (and is keen to learn even if they don't currently have the =
knowledge you require) - otherwise it is "just a job". Every job has a lear=
ning curve - whether it is just the particular domain or even a new languag=
e, the individual who sees programming as more "than a job" will come up to=
 speed much faster and be more productive in both the short and long term.

Every programmer I have ever hired using this criteria worked out well.