Triplebyte quiz
Learning and science
programming quiz
SHOW HN2017
How HN took it
11 positive, 35 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 68 critical, out of 122 comments about the project. Thread score -0.41.
Idea: 2 for, 30 againstExecution: 2 for, 28 againstDocs: 3 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 4 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun and interesting questions
From 3 comments
This was fun. It's been a while since I took a multiple-choice test, and it called to mind the Cluss Test <https://www.recompile.se/~teddy/cluss-test>. This test was fairly…
sowbug on HNThanks a lot for that short quizz !
greatNespresso on HNExpected to dislike it, but ended up liking it quite a bit.
RodericDay on HN
Good level of knowledge, not too nitpicky
From 1 comment
I'm not very familiar with Python but I liked this quiz. I got two wrong (13/15), once for a stupid mistake and once for not knowing the algorithms well enough. In a couple cases…
steven777400 on HN
Objections
Too Python-specific, not a generalist quiz
From 4 comments
This is very python specific. While I got a 15/15 and can easily answer these, the reason for that lies with the fact that I am very fluent in Python, had I not been I would have…
graphememes on HNThis quiz is not a programming quiz but a Python quiz.
mhkool on HNits a python quiz.
lerie on HNToo many language specific aspects.
ifree on HN
Answers exposed in client-side storage, so validation is insecure
From 2 comments
I'm sorry but I just can't take a quiz/website/company seriously that assesses programmer ability, and yet they put the freaking answer key in Local Storage. Seriously,…
smcuiuc on HNThe quiz wouldn't pass security review, FWIW. The answers are shipped with the javascript, and validation is done client side, so they're just an 'inspect element' away.
arohner on HN
Some questions were ambiguous or incorrect, such as the regex question
From 2 comments
The wording on question 9 (the regex one) is a little unclear: both b[l].e and ([^b]b[^b]*){3} will match blabber but not babel. Presumably the intended meaning is that the…
FalconNL on HNCute quiz. Question 9 is incorrect, however – or at least poorly worded. It asks about regex matches and only considers the last one to match, while the second one also matches,…
StefanKarpinski on HN
Requests
Remove the generalist claim or change the title to say Python
From 2 comments
Someone please change the title to "15-question python programming quiz". Or python and js? I stopped at the 2nd python "trick" question. Also, remove the "generalist" reference.…
nottorp on HN"True programming generalists are rare. This quiz covers basic programming, web development, algorithms and low-level systems. The questions start easy, but get harder fast. Only…
keithnz on HN
Use pseudocode or a neutral syntax
From 2 comments
If you wanted to make a generalist quiz, why not ask the questions in psuedocode? Asking the user to choose between 'queue.extend(node)' and 'queue.extend([node])' is purely a…
fenomas on HNI like that idea for the question!
ammon on HN
Versions in other languages
From 1 comment
If people like this, we'll be creating more version (in different languages, and drilling into different areas)
ammon on HN
Questions
Is there a JavaScript equivalent?
From 1 comment
Is there a JS equivalent of something like this out there?
dollaholla on HN
How are the percentile scores calculated?
From 1 comment
Where do the percentiles come from that are displayed at the end of the quiz? Are these based on a previous test sample group or are they being updated as more people take the…
pmorici on HN
Alternatives named
Hired and other technical interview platforms
From 1 comment
Not entirely applicable to this particular quiz (most of the questions were relatively simple until the final few), but the interview questions like the ones that Hired and…
ezekg on HN