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How is it possible that 99% of programmers fail this? What qualifies as a programmer? (Where is that statistic even from...) Does that mean someone with a CS de
by seagaia 15y ago
How is it possible that 99% of programmers fail this? What qualifies as a programmer? (Where is that statistic even from...) Does that mean someone with a CS degree? Are the failures stemming from not knowing the general concept, or is it just lack of familiarity with any language (I suppose both are quite horrifying)
- wgj 15y agoThe actual quote this is based on roughly said 99% of applicants, which is hardly the same as 99% of programmers. http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/02/why-cant-programmers-program.html http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2007/02/why-cant-programmer... My own opinion is that if the ratio is this bad by the time they get to the interview, you may not be pre-screening well enough.
- kls 15y agoI do not know Ruby and I was able to complete the test in under 10 minutes. familiarity with the language should not be an issue with a problem this simple.
- rmc 15y agoIt's probably 99% of job applicants. Remember a bad programmer will go to more job interviews than a good programmer, because the bad programmer probably won't get a job. So the success rate of job applicants is not the same as the percentage for all programmers.