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[Daniel Krook]

Hi Leam,

> Not that I'm looking for a job right now, but there's always the 
> future. Is there a reasonably common scale for saying how good you 
> are with a programming language? Something more than "Rate yourself 
> on a 1-10" scale.

> In my case I can read several and am trying to improve a couple. It 
> would be nice to be able to concretely convey my skills. Of course, 
> that doesn't really cover related skills like version control, SDLC, 
etc...

> Thoughts?
> 
> Leam

A rating scale implies that there's a way to objectively measure skills 
across developers. Programming skills are very subjective, and as you say, 
don't really touch on the process and soft skills around delivering good 
software.

What about setting up a public GitHub repository with sample code to refer 
potential clients too? They can see your code quality, competence with 
source control, and passion for programming.



Thanks,


Daniel Krook
Software Engineer, Advanced Cloud Solutions, GTS

IBM Senior Certified IT Specialist - L3 Thought Leader
The Open Group Certified IT Specialist - L3 Distinguished
Cloud, Java, PHP, BlackBerry, DB2 & Solaris Certified

  
http://krook.info/ 



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