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Re:Programmer Competency Matrix by JeremyChase on Thursday April 09, 2009 @12:43PM (#554662)
I think this is interesting, but wouldn't judge yourself too heavily on it. I think many of the lines are far too easy to get to the '3' category, and leave considerable room above for really gifted programmers.

My results are about 1/2 three, 1/2 two, a couple ones, and nothing in the gifted category. :) Background here is some (very bad) programming before undergrad, undergrad CS from a good school, then 6 years working in enterprise software.

I really don't think this chart categorizes what makes a programmer competent though. I value the knowledge of a programmer that is extremely deep in a couple categories more than someone who has a sprinkling of everything.

Jeremy

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