Language identification quiz
Learning and science
programming quiz
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How HN took it
5 positive, 40 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 10 critical, out of 55 comments about the project. Thread score -0.11.
Idea: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 0 for, 3 againstExecution: 1 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun quiz
From 3 comments
Came here just to confirm this. I got all right but it doesn't seem to be valid test for hiring. Fun quiz! :)
krat0sprakhar on HN15/15, not that it matters. I guess all those years of reading about languages on HN and trying out languages even when I had no real use for them was good for something, at…
rpeden on HNSmart! Enjoy it so much!
optikals on HN
Good assessment of programming knowledge with interesting questions
From 1 comment
They have you take a quiz and (maybe) do an interview with one of their partner companies. FWIW I took the quiz and it was actually one of the better "fill out this survey and…
nameless912 on HN
Objections
Not a valid hiring test; language identification does not predict engineering skill
From 3 comments
We (Triplebyte) actually tested a while ago whether identifying languages was predictive as an interview question (we thought it might predict general experience / exposure to…
ammon on HNCame here just to confirm this. I got all right but it doesn't seem to be valid test for hiring. Fun quiz! :)
krat0sprakhar on HNIt is worded opposite of what you say: > You're in the top 3% of engineers! (We should know, we've interviewed thousands.) We can totally help you get a job if you're interested.…
sinistersnare on HN
Too easy; questions could be harder
From 2 comments
Too easy (15/15). Had only once to look a second time at the code snippet (elisp vs. clojure, but there were [] around the param, that made it clear). Would be more fun if they…
still_grokking on HNWrote code in all but Piet, so knew it was not glsl. I must spend way too much time behind a computer as i also knew all besides Piet even if it was not multiple choice :) I do…
tluyben2 on HN
Results wording overstates engineering skill
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It is worded opposite of what you say: > You're in the top 3% of engineers! (We should know, we've interviewed thousands.) We can totally help you get a job if you're interested.…
sinistersnare on HN
Requests
Harder questions with more similar languages as options
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Wrote code in all but Piet, so knew it was not glsl. I must spend way too much time behind a computer as i also knew all besides Piet even if it was not multiple choice :) I do…
tluyben2 on HNToo easy (15/15). Had only once to look a second time at the code snippet (elisp vs. clojure, but there were [] around the param, that made it clear). Would be more fun if they…
still_grokking on HN
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From 1 comment
It seems that some of the same questions were difficult or tricky for many people, i.e. the Kotlin question or the Lisp question (which were the two that I missed as well). It…
dotancohen on HN
Questions
How many questions are there in the quiz pool?
From 1 comment
14/15. I guessed wrong between Piet and GLSL which I never heard about. How many possible questions are there?
pmontra on HN
Why does the Piet question show no code until answered?
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BTW, what is the reason for the Piet question not showing any code or image (until you answer the question)? Is it somehow related to how the language works, or some feature of it?
vram22 on HN