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I can agree with the definition of the problem, but I am not convinced that you can find a technical solution to it. Currently the only information on the site

I can agree with the definition of the problem, but I am not convinced that you can find a technical solution to it. Currently the only information on the site is : "Skills is a tool for identifying expertise and passion in developers." I honestly doubt you can do that in an automated way, but hey, we'll see.

arethuza 16y ago
I can think of some approaches: - Gattaca-style DNA checks for the "coding passion" gene - The fMRI scans that the Daemon uses to evaluate candidates for faction membership :-)
raganwald 16y ago
I honestly doubt you can do that in an automated way I have no idea whether they'll do it, but I am confident we can use software to improve the process by an order of magnitude,and given the amount of money sloshing around the process, I have great confidence someone is going to get rich working on this problem.
- idan 16y ago
  Bingo. Hopefully we're also the people you describe in the latter part. :)
  - JustAGeek 16y ago
    When I try to subscribe with my email, I get to this page here: http://skillsapp.com/subscribe/ http://skillsapp.com/subscribe/ which is blank, you might want to look into that. :) Happening with FF 3.6.12 and Ubuntu.
    - idan 16y ago
      Ugh, looking into it. Do you have JS disabled?
      - JustAGeek 16y ago
        Yes, JS was disabled. With JS enabled there's no blank page. :)
idan 16y ago
We'll be posting previews and screenshots as we continue to develop; there are a lot of great minds and we're happy to get feedback as we go along. In the end, we're doing testing, but we've given the actual testing methodology a lot of thought. It is obviously impossible to just put a score on "passion", but we've come up with some ways to give employers a way to getsome idea of the candidate's knowledge of/engagement in a field beyond just their coding skills. We look forward to earning your respect for our product :)

arethuza 16y ago

I can think of some approaches: - Gattaca-style DNA checks for the "coding passion" gene - The fMRI scans that the Daemon uses to evaluate candidates for faction membership :-)

raganwald 16y ago

I honestly doubt you can do that in an automated way I have no idea whether they'll do it, but I am confident we can use software to improve the process by an order of magnitude,and given the amount of money sloshing around the process, I have great confidence someone is going to get rich working on this problem.

idan 16y ago
Bingo. Hopefully we're also the people you describe in the latter part. :)
- JustAGeek 16y ago
  When I try to subscribe with my email, I get to this page here: http://skillsapp.com/subscribe/ http://skillsapp.com/subscribe/ which is blank, you might want to look into that. :) Happening with FF 3.6.12 and Ubuntu.
  - idan 16y ago
    Ugh, looking into it. Do you have JS disabled?
    - JustAGeek 16y ago
      Yes, JS was disabled. With JS enabled there's no blank page. :)

idan 16y ago

We'll be posting previews and screenshots as we continue to develop; there are a lot of great minds and we're happy to get feedback as we go along. In the end, we're doing testing, but we've given the actual testing methodology a lot of thought. It is obviously impossible to just put a score on "passion", but we've come up with some ways to give employers a way to getsome idea of the candidate's knowledge of/engagement in a field beyond just their coding skills. We look forward to earning your respect for our product :)