[Baypiggies] Python Standardized Skill Scoring Chart

[Bryce Verdier]

I liked Dan's list. I would also like to append:

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On 04/17/2013 11:45 AM, Dan Roberts wrote:
>
> I feel like this scale compresses the entire range of what I would 
> consider "effective Python developer" into 8 and 9. I think 8 should 
> become 5 or 6. I'm not sure what other concepts to test in the range 
> would be though.
>
> Other important competencies and factoids in no particular order are:
>
> * Know what PEP8 says, especially when not to use PEP8
> * Being able to recite the Zen of Python while standing on your head
> * Exception handling
> * Understanding lexical closures in Python
> * Able to resist the temptation of deeply nested list comprehensions :-)
> * itertools
> * Possibly functools
> * Context Managers (concept and implementation)
> * Knows setuptools and distribute
> * Published on PyPi
> * NumPy, Twisted, Django and/or other common modules used in real 
> world projects are good indicators of "have shipped something".
>
> Dumping a bunch of thoughts might not be that useful to the 
> discussion, but here it is anyways!
>
> Cheers,
> Dan
>
> On Apr 17, 2013 10:30 AM, "Glen Jarvis" <glen at glenjarvis.com 
> <mailto:glen at glenjarvis.com>> wrote:
>
>     Any time I find myself making something up, I think "Who else has
>     done this?"  Does anyone else know of a standardized skill chart
>     for Python. It can be useful to explain someone's skill set.
>
>     For example, I just interviewed someone that would fall in about a
>     7 below. But, what one person judges as a 7 is not what someone
>     else judges as a 7.  For what it's wroth, I personally am rating
>     myself between an 8 and a 9 on this scale...  (yep on writing
>     decorators; yep on concept; nope on really writing meta classes;
>     yep on 'dis' library but nope on many of the internals).
>
>     And, frankly, that's probably a tad high (for me at least)... So,
>     what's a better rating scale?  Has anyone seen such a thing?
>
>     1 - Knows how to install and write "Hello World"
>     2 - Understands basic data structures: list, dict, tuple, set, etc.
>     3
>     4
>     5 - Understands list comprehensions and why they're useful;
>     Understands generators and how to write one
>     6 -
>     7 - Knows basic decorator usages; Why it's useful (DRY); and has
>     at least concept of how to write one
>     8 - Knows how to write decorators; Knows what Meta Classes are and
>     how to write one
>     9 - Knows internals of Python such as "dis" library
>     10 - Guido; Core contributor
>
>
>     Cheers,
>
>
>     Glen
>     -- 
>
>     "Pursue, keep up with, circle round and round your life as a dog
>     does his master's chase. Do what you love. Know your own bone;
>     gnaw at it, bury it, unearth it, and gnaw it still."
>
>     --Henry David Thoreau
>
>
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