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Thanks, and sorry for asking a harsh question :-) Your recommendations are sensible. It's curious that they seem to suggest that coding ability is close to a o

Thanks, and sorry for asking a harsh question :-) Your recommendations are sensible. It's curious that they seem to suggest that coding ability is close to a one-dimensional measurement of the candidate. Do you think we could measure the largest principal component of coding ability with a standardized exam, like IQ? That would save everyone the hassle of interviewing, and also ensure non-discrimination as a nice bonus.

raganwald 15y ago
I don’t personally think software development ability is one-dimensional, but the post was intended more as a caution against an anti-pattern than a how-to for interviewing. But since you ask about non-discrimination, this was on HN recently: http://raganwald.posterous.com/a-womans-story http://raganwald.posterous.com/a-womans-story Discussion: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3772292 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3772292 (Warning: Heavy on the subject of Race, IQ, Reverse Discrimination, and other pet topics).