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

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Comment author: ShardPhoenix 30 June 2013 01:53:40AM 4 points [-]

Well, there's a big difference here in that "failing" the test doesn't prevent anyone from doing anything. The idea is more to encourage people who seem to find this sort of thing natural.

Comment author: gjm 30 June 2013 02:40:03AM 0 points [-]

Oh yes, I wasn't suggesting it's evil in the sort of way that test was! That's just what my brain pattern-matched it to.