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Test to see if you should pursue software development career
Sometimes I hear statements like, “I do not want my child to be a software developer because s/he’s not too good in math.” This is a mistake. Software developer do not need to have any special math skills to be a programmer or software engineer. They should not have problems with arithmetic, I’ve offered a simple test in this area in my e-book "Enterprise Software Without the BS ".
They also should be able to think logically. And I’d like to offer you yet another quick test to see if a person can write computer programs.
In March, I spend a week vacationing on a large cruise ship called Adventures of the Seas from Royal Caribbean line. I took the photo shown below on the pool deck. If you are a programmer, you should be able to tell what’s wrong with this sign immediately. If you want to test someone who’s thinking of pursuing software development career, give him 60 seconds to answer (I’m being generous here).
Let me know the results of your tests.
They could say "Towels available port & sea days 8:00am - 6:00pm"
Greg, this is a good start, but A seasoned programmer would have done with
even less words.
Your version has useless information. Another version of the
over-engineered sign could look like this:
"Towels are available on our beatiful ship at the pool deck exactly where
you are standing now port & sea days 8:00AM - 6PM"
Let's see if someone can come up with a more economical version :)
It should sound just like "Towels are available from 8 am to 6 pm". :)
Dmitry's version is better, but still too long.
Here you are .... ziped version :)
"Twls frm 8-6pm" :)
I'd go like this:
8 - 6
Sure, the programmer saves space, and tomorrow the management tells you
that we want different towel-providing schedules for port days vs sea days
:)
