macOS Programming language inventor or serial killer?

[Doctor Q]

Take the test to see if you can distinguish programming language inventors from serial killers.

I got 8 out of 10. That's a little scary considering that I've interviewed candidates for programming jobs dozens of times.

 

[iMeowbot]

9/10, but the one I got wrong was also a programmer

 

[PlaceofDis]

10/10

the serial killers were rather obvious, imo.

 

[janey]

reminds me of the unfortunate hans reiser situation

 

[Doctor Q]

My wife got 9 our of 10, one better than I got.

But that makes sense. After all, she lives with a programmer and I don't, so she must know them better!

 

[sushi]

9/10 -- my liver is safe according to the test!

 

[Jasonbot]

I love this. I've done it before and got 10/10. This time: 9/10, I'm outta practice...

 

[Nuc]

7/10

 

[JNB]

6/10, and that's why I'm a hardware guy...

(started with COBOL, Fortran (IV & '77), Pascal, and APL. Avoided being institutionalized, but only barely...)

 

[yellow]

10/10 But only because someone else has posted this on here before.

 

[Eraserhead]

That's pretty cool, 8/10 for me.

 

[MacDonaldsd]

7/10 , all of them look like serial killers to me

 

[lazydog]

At least none of them were responsible for Perl.

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[Doctor Q]

(started with COBOL, Fortran (IV & '77), Pascal, and APL. Avoided being institutionalized, but only barely...)

I've written a few programs in APL. I like the language because it's so math-like.

APL is what I call a "write-only" language -- one where it is easier to code (turn thoughts into a program) than to read (make sense out of somebody else's program). It's always fun to stare at one line of code for 15 minutes before you can figure out what it does! Of course, if you are a serial killer, you are probably very good at staring.

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By the way, I've met one of the 10 people in this test in person!

 

[jayb2000]

a lowly 5/10

I guess I don't see many programmers...

 

[Legolamb]

7/10; but only because I know more killers than programmers

 

[Doctor Q]

7/10; but only because I know more killers than programmers

Remember, these are inventors of programming languages, not just people who program with those languages. Inventors may be more wild-eyed than even us programmers.

 

[thedude110]

Only seven out of ten.

I need to hang out with more programmers. Or serial killers.

Or something.

 

[ghall]

I guess I don't see many programmers...

Don't feel bad, I got a 5/10 as well.

 

[sushi]

I've written a few programs in APL. I like the language because it's so math-like.

APL is what I call a "write-only" language -- one where it is easier to code (turn thoughts into a program) than to read (make sense out of somebody else's program). It's always fun to stare at one line of code for 15 minutes before you can figure out what it does!

Interesting observation. Glad that I am not the only one with that view.

 

[SC68Cal]

8/10

Though....they look eerily the same........

Correlation is not causation, hopefully.

Then again, Reiser killed his wife, and made the ReiserFS

 

[Doctor Q]

Though....they look eerily the same........

Correlation is not causation, hopefully.

You mean that being a serial killer might cause people to become programmers!?

 

[SC68Cal]

You mean that being a serial killer might cause people to become programmers!?

See, I figured that it would be the other way around. You know......those lines of code....they just start telling you to do things..........and you can't help it...

 

[someguy]

7/10

You can't honestly be expected to distinguish anything just from one picture of a person. Fun, though!

 

[sushi]

See, I figured that it would be the other way around. You know......those lines of code....they just start telling you to do things..........and you can't help it...

All those 1's and 0's ... they are controlling me!

Reminds me ...

"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."