Long ago, I posted a short note On Proficiency where I noted four things I believed were needed to become proficient at an activity: aptitude, interest, knowledge, and skills. My experience learning software development took a different route than many developers today. I started development in very small teams (1-2 developers). I had actually been… Read More »
In On Proficiency, I talked a bit about what characteristics make up the concept we call proficiency. In trying to hire programmers, a company often tries to measure proficiency to find the best candidate for the job. Over a year ago, I began thinking about how to measure proficiency, and found it to be harder… Read More »
In order to become proficient at any activity, a person needs four things: aptitude interest knowledge skills To some extent, you should be able to judge a person’s proficiency by measuring each of the four attributes. The first of these is the only one that a person has no control over. If you don’t have… Read More »