solipsist comments on An attempt at a short no-prerequisite test for programming inclination - Less Wrong

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Comment author: solipsist 30 June 2013 07:13:54PM *  3 points [-]

This test doesn't seem too different from a US income tax form. Most people are able to complete US income tax forms correctly, so I wouldn't expect completing this test correctly to be strong evidence of programming inclinations.