Polly, > I am curious about how programming ability is normally evaluated. > Are there ways to decide how deeply a person understands topics > in software development?
There was a relevant paper presented at a recent PPIG workshop (the meetings associated with this mailing list). It's available online: Programming Aptitude Testing as a Prediction of Learning to Program. Markku Tukiainen & Eero M�nkk�nen, University of Joensuu, Finland http://www.ppig.org/papers/14th-tukiainen.pdf Alan -- Alan Blackwell Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/afb21/ Phone: +44 (0) 1223 334418 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PPIG Discuss List ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Discuss admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/discuss Announce admin: http://limitlessmail.net/mailman/listinfo/announce PPIG Discuss archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/
