Succumbing to the test meme again

[akicif]

Via stevenothing: What programming language are you??

You are Perl. Congratulations. You're chic and easy going. You can't do everything but you're good at connecting with others to help you overcome this. I wasn't expecting to get this result (it's as bad as getting the Goth when I was expecting either the Geek or the Outsider on the High School Stereotype Test) so while I'm vaguely chuffed, I have this horrid feeling that the folk I know who know perl are going to be doing the "I knew Jack Kennedy, Senator..." thing.

Comments

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

Well, I seem to have turned out as this...

You are C. You're reliable, and strong. But kinda dull. But that's ok, right?

What programming language are you??

Where I would have guessed something like Python, or Java, or (even) C#...

[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know. You don't have to be a Perl hacker to be like Perl, you just have to be resourceful and extremely quirky, so I think you're OK...

Poor quiz design

[miramon.livejournal.com]

That's partly because Perl is the default value if you look at the source (use the source, Luke). If you get one of each of the 6 options (or 2 each of 3 options etc.) you still come out as being Perl. Also it looks like all the good answers end up as Perl. I suspect a certain amount of prejudice on the part of the quiz author, in fact reading the descriptions of java, vb and assembler I'm sure of it.

Re: Poor quiz design

[akicif.livejournal.com]

Ha! I should've guessed. I'm intrigued, though, by all the good answers end up as Perl. Must go take a look...