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Re: Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz

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Post by krat0sprakhar »

ammon wrote: post #2

We (Triplebyte) actually tested a while ago whether identifying languages was predictive as an interview question (we thought it might predict general experience / exposure to lots of code). It was not predictive of anything. So this quiz is just for fun!

Came here just to confirm this. I got all right but it doesn't seem to be valid test for hiring. Fun quiz! :)

Re: Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz

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Post by sinistersnare »

ammon wrote: post #2

We (Triplebyte) actually tested a while ago whether identifying languages was predictive as an interview question (we thought it might predict general experience / exposure to lots of code). It was not predictive of anything. So this quiz is just for fun!

It is worded opposite of what you say:

> You're in the top 3% of engineers! (We should know, we've interviewed thousands.) We can totally help you get a job if you're interested.

It is worded as if scoring well in this is an accurate predictor of engineering skill.

Re: Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz

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Post by ammon »

krat0sprakhar wrote: post #3
ammon wrote: post #2

We (Triplebyte) actually tested a while ago whether identifying languages was predictive as an interview question (we thought it might predict general experience / exposure to lots of code). It was not predictive of anything. So this quiz is just for fun!

Came here just to confirm this. I got all right but it doesn't seem to be valid test for hiring. Fun quiz! :)

Yup, it's not a test for hiring

Re: Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz

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Post by bryanlarsen »

vortico wrote: post #6

Happened to get all of them, but it was getting harder at the end! Was C, C++, Java, Python or included because the quiz would have been too easy?

I thought the end was easier than the middle -- the languages there were older and more obscure to a 2017 audience, but that also generally made them much more distinctive.

Re: Show HN: 15-question language identification quiz

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Post by throwaway2016a »

Got 14/15 but I have a feeling it was only because I made the assumption I would not see the same language twice. Without that assumption a few were toss ups for me.

Of all the languages on there the only one in that set I had never used / seen at all is Kotin and that's the one I got wrong.

Several of them were mandatory for me to learn in college but I haven't seen since. (looking at you, Prolog and Verilog... Verilog is useful but I don't do hardware dev)

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