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IT people are overly wedded to logic
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View PostI am a classic Computer Programmer type personality. I can call myself a Software Developer to sound slightly more cool (alright, I mean slightly less geeky)
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View Post"IT people are overly wedded to logic". Discuss...
I am a classic Computer Programmer type personality. I can call myself a Software Developer to sound slightly more cool (alright, I mean slightly less geeky), but fundamentally I am a massive introvert and extremely rational with an under-developed sense of humour. I hate to resort to a trekkie reference, but think: Mr Spock.
I do think that IT people, at least programmers, are generally of a certain personality type. What does thou reckon?
And while I'm not earning me crust I'm out there high rolling the local fruitees and doing some very un-geeky things which normally result in 2 knee shaped dents on the bonnet of me motorComment
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View PostI do think that IT people, at least programmers, are generally of a certain personality type. What does thou reckon?How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't thinkComment
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I took part in some personality typing (myer-briggs) of IT types. The majority were ISTJ, but a significant minority were INFP. Interestingly the INFP were the people who build robust, maintainable, nicely designed code. They were the ones the business could communicate with. The people conducting the test (and this was carried out three times in different groups), were surprised there were any INFPs, as this type is general associated with writers and other creative people.
The ISTJs were the hackers. They'd get things working - even brilliantly. They'd get the job done, quickly and to spec. But design wasn't their strong point. Nor interpersonal skills.
Of course, these are just indicators and preferences.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostI have observed that a large number of people in IT- especially on the technical side exhibit some levels of behaviour from the autism spectrum
Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ)Comment
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We've done this a few times before the one I can find is http://forums.contractoruk.com/gener...mbti-type.html but there are more recent onesmerely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by Jeff Maginty View Post"IT people are overly wedded to logic". Discuss...
I am a classic Computer Programmer type personality. I can call myself a Software Developer to sound slightly more cool (alright, I mean slightly less geeky), but fundamentally I am a massive introvert and extremely rational with an under-developed sense of humour. I hate to resort to a trekkie reference, but think: Mr Spock.
I do think that IT people, at least programmers, are generally of a certain personality type. What does thou reckon?
What a deprived existence.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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Originally posted by Troll View PostI have observed that a large number of people in IT- especially on the technical side exhibit some levels of behaviour from the autism spectrumWhat happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by Mich the Tester View PostYou mean you only have one personality?
What a deprived existence.And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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