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How do you account for the Dunning-Kruger[1] effect when asking your "How do you rate yourself?" question? I would guess that answers in the range "6 or 7" coul
by morpher 13y ago
How do you account for the Dunning-Kruger[1] effect when asking your "How do you rate yourself?" question? I would guess that answers in the range "6 or 7" could span a really wide range of actual knowledge. Does that agree with your experience?
[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
- pisarzp 13y agoI understand that he just asks real question on that level to calibrate your answer. It's just faster to start from some reference point.
- asnyder 13y agoRight, even if someone miscalibrated we can quickly get to the proper calibration. Though, I stress ten as being the creator of said technology. For example, in the case of PHP ten would entail actually being able extend PHP via C/C++. In my experience most people calibrate pretty well initially or after an initial miscalibration.
- drivebyacct2 13y agoAsk for code. TALK about algorithms at a high level. I have an aptitude for reading people, but my day two impressions of coding with a new person tend to lead to valid assumptions about them months later.