http://www.doolwind.com/index.php?page=11

I'm a DLSB, aparently.

Snap

DLSB here as well.

DLSC

that last one is interesting, considering the last few problems I needed help with were ones where I had about 40+ lines of code and somebody else said "hey! here's the same thing in, like 8 lines".

DLSC too heh.

Those were some of the worst questions I've ever seen.

Would you rather piss a cactus?

DLSC.

I'm a PLSB.

Doer, High language, Team, liBeral here... This could be a bit true... I'm the kind of guy who writes for other people. I'm used to program this way, as I've had some experience working on others' code, so I give my two cents for better code understanding :-).

Since the time I got decent at programming, once having - through self-learning - passed through the messy-garbage-writing-noob stage and the half-arsed-coder stage (during the time after first joining here, halfway through reaching the latter, I remember posting some admittedly WTF-level code), I have gradually become increasingly "conservative", as the test puts it.

My code has become increasingly terse, with significantly less whitespace and comments, and at the same time, remaining (and even becoming more) clear (to me) and significantly more effective. I have also gone from sprinkling some C++ OO here and there to generally preferring to write in pure C, making use of evil (but most effective, not to mention beautiful) macros here and there. And I am developing an interest in assembly and techniques such as self-modifying code, in the sometimes halfway obsessive-compulsive search for squeezing out every bit of performance improvement there is to make.

I seem to be turning into a grumpy young Real Programmer.

DLSC here.

PLSB

Those questions were idiotic.

I mean, "who is a better programmer?". I've seen both raw talents and scholarship aces with programming skills so low it was insulting. The correct answer is "the one who programs better".

"Which is the best way to program?". Why not "Prolog, because I just love logic", "Scheme, because I can turn it into any language I need", "Fortran, because I tend to use a lot of legacy code", or "COBOL, because I like being raped in the ass". The only freaking answer is "what's right for the task".

"The perfect language..." does not and will not exist. If it's a scripting language for my game, definitely #1. If I'm coding the game itself, I'd rather take #2.

"You've been given a task to do that will take one man month, how big is the optimal team?". Depending on how well the task can be split up into modules. Definitely not 1 person, but probably not as high as 5. Also, dependent on the actual deadlines we have, obviously.

"Whitespace should be used sparringly or everywhere?". Err, what? The only language that allows to use it everywhere is Whitespace, and any task takes one man month in it . Anyway, I chose 'everywhere' because I assumed that was closer to what I do.

That said, I'm a DHSB. Which is whatever.

DLSB for the win!

PLSB for me.

Many of those questions I felt needed a third answer, because I didn't completely agree with one or the other.

--- Kris Asick (Gemini)
--- http://www.pixelships.com

PHSB

DLSB as well, but I agree with Jakub. Those questions were really stupid.

@Jakub: Did you even read the instructions? They clearly state that the final result doesn't only depend on your answers, but also on how you perceive the questions.

I'm just saying that those 5 questions (which is like, half of the test?) didn't have any answer that would come even close to what I would really answer to a question stated in that way. How do you expect the test to provide valid results in such a case?

Anyway, in my eyes this test is akin (in terms of actual usefulness) to those "psychotest" things in magazines for teenage girls where you answer 10 questions and say "How wonderful, I have a romantic personality", or "OMG, my relationship is toxic".

DLTB

This probably true, you can get away with these sorts of tests provided you ask enough questions, but 12 certainly isn't enough.

DLSB

DLSC

I got PLSB.

I am PLTB. Pretty weird.

DLSC; not that it matters.

DHTC... Aren't the D and T a bit contradictory?

DHSB, although, as previously stated, the questions were rubbish. Now I feel bad for going through with it anyway.

DLSC

I don't think I agreed with any of the options in that test.

I got PLTB, but there weren't enough questions to be valid even if they were good. At least 30 questions would be much better.

DHTB. My personality and how I operate in the world has successfully been reduced to 4 letters.

DHTB here as well.

Chris: At least you didn't get DUMB..

or RTFM!

PLTB

Thats a Planner Low level Team liBeral. Sounds pretty crap.

The image that i got of the quiz master was one of those php-programmers slash anime nerds. The ones that argue all the time. It felt like some of the questions were almost loaded.

That was one that i was ok with. I thought of it as "In the hypothetical future what do you think would be a the better language: a language so abstractly powerfull and all-knowing with an interface so simple everybody can program (so it'd be like sql in that you somehow ask for the results you want, not how to get them i suppose), or one that lets you code php and output hand-tuned assembler".

Obviously the second one. If they were developing something like #1, pft dont care. Like #2, yeah thats pretty cool.

This test reminds me of the tests I take in psychology class. I have to pick their "correct" answers even though the questions are mostly open-ended.

That's right. I got different results with my tin cap and without it.

I'm a...

PHSC

You're a Planner.
You may be slow, but you'll usually find the best solution. If something's worth doing, it's worth doing right.

You like coding at a High level.
The world is made up of objects and components, you should create your programs in the same way.

You work best in a Solo situation.
The best way to program is by yourself. There's no communication problems, you know every part of the code allowing you to write the best programs possible.

You are a Conservative programmer.
The less code you write, the less chance there is of it containing a bug. You write short and to the point code that gets the job done efficiently.

PLSB

You're a Planner.
You like coding at a Low level.
You work best in a Solo situation.
You are a liBeral programmer.

hi everyone!

"Hi everyone, my name is Mark, and I'm a DLSC*"
"Hi Mark"

_{*pronounced 'duhlshhcchkk'}

Hi guys,

Thanks for the feedback on the test (including the negative). I've been working on version 2.0 for a while so if there are any details on exactly why people didn't like it I'd much appreciate it.

Doolwind

HTTP referer strikes again!

ADHD, I just couldn't focus

It's not so much that I didn't like the test, I just don't think you can come up with a very meaningful analysis with such limited questions.

Allegro, Directx, Hello World, Dev-Cpp

BLTS.

You bastard! Now I'm hungry, so I'll have to get off my ass and cook my steaks.

edit: What!?!? Illegitimate child is a censored word?

It's not illegitimate child, you mixed breed dog!

Who are you calling a mongrel, squirrel-face?

Talking to me, you... you... What the freak is that avatar of yours

I am the Pantsman!

DLSC.

PLTB, but I think the test needs more questions.

Questions 5 and 8 threw me as I wanted a third option to include both

I'm a DLSB