I'd like to know where I rank against my peers. How can you figure out if you're at the top, middle, or bottom of your field?
What programming tasks should you be able to accomplish to be considered an "A" ranked Hacker?
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Re: What programming tasks should you be able to accomplish to be considered an "A" ranked Hacker?
#2You need to be less subjective if you want a reasonable answer. Metrics are out there for things like salary, number of users, lines of code written (for open source stuff at least), number of appearances on David Letterman..
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#3Can you write a compiler? Are you comfortable in freedom languages? Can you grok functional programming?
Those are a few good questions.
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#5The real test is whether you can discover new questions.
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#6Can you do any of the following?
* Write a compiler of any kind (native code, bytecode, HLL-to-HLL, whatever).
* Write an ACID storage engine.
* Write a trivial OS, including the bootloader.
* Write any non-trivial component of a real OS kernel.
* Design a CPU or a microcontroller.
* Write a rendering loop for a 3D game.
* Design a secure cryptosystem out of existing cryptographic primitives.
I give you an A- if you can do one of these, and an A+ if you can do two or more.
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#7Can you do any of the following? * Write a compiler of any kind (native code, bytecode, HLL-to-HLL, whatever). * Write an ACID storage engine. * Write a trivial OS, including the bootloader. * Write any non-trivial component of a real OS kernel. * Design a CPU or a microcontroller. * Write a rendering loop for a 3D game. * Design a secure cryptosystem out of existing cryptographic primitives. I give you an A- if you…
I'd add:
* build a non-trivial and well-performing interpreter
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#8Can you do any of the following? * Write a compiler of any kind (native code, bytecode, HLL-to-HLL, whatever). * Write an ACID storage engine. * Write a trivial OS, including the bootloader. * Write any non-trivial component of a real OS kernel. * Design a CPU or a microcontroller. * Write a rendering loop for a 3D game. * Design a secure cryptosystem out of existing cryptographic primitives. I give you an A- if you…
I'd add: * build a non-trivial and well-performing interpreter
Depending on how loosely you define well-performing, that probably entails my definition of a compiler.
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#9It is like asking who is the greatest fighter among men who have never fought anyone. Go build something new.
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#10Can you do any of the following? * Write a compiler of any kind (native code, bytecode, HLL-to-HLL, whatever). * Write an ACID storage engine. * Write a trivial OS, including the bootloader. * Write any non-trivial component of a real OS kernel. * Design a CPU or a microcontroller. * Write a rendering loop for a 3D game. * Design a secure cryptosystem out of existing cryptographic primitives. I give you an A- if you…
I had to do half of these to get a CS degree 10 years ago, and I can assure you that the vast majority of my class was not what I would call an A-list hacker.