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We (Triplebyte) actually tested a while ago whether identifying languages was predictive as an interview question (we thought it might predict general experienc
by ammon 9y ago
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!
- krat0sprakhar 9y agoCame here just to confirm this. I got all right but it doesn't seem to be valid test for hiring. Fun quiz! :)
- ammon 9y agoYup, it's not a test for hiring
- shubb 9y agoCan confirm. I'm a terrible programmer but got 100%. I guess it selects for people with very unfocused careers and no real specialism.
- throwanem 9y agoOne could as easily argue that it selects for people who closely follow Hacker News - I got 15/15 too, but only because I'd previously seen several of the more esoteric languages mentioned here.
- sinistersnare 9y agoIt 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.
- a3n 9y agoIt may be an accurate predictor of who will respond to ads.
- dtft 9y ago> Just for fun ...or to retarget engineers on FB and other channels :)
- dotancohen 9y agoIt seems that some of the same questions were difficult or tricky for many people, i.e. the Kotlin question or the Lisp question (which were the two that I missed as well). It would be great to see the stats on this one. Thanks!
- dotancohen 9y agoIt seems that some of the same questions were difficult or tricky for many people, i.e. the Kotlin question or the Lisp question (which were the two that I missed as well). It would be great to see the stats on this one. Thanks!