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akicif ([personal profile] akicif) wrote2002-05-14 08:42 pm

Succumbing to the test meme again

Via [livejournal.com profile] 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.

Poor quiz design

[identity profile] miramon.livejournal.com 2002-05-17 04:35 am (UTC)(link)
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.
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Re: Poor quiz design

[identity profile] akicif.livejournal.com 2002-05-17 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
Ha! I should've guessed. I'm intrigued, though, by all the good answers end up as Perl. Must go take a look...