Ask HN: How to detect an imposter pretending to be an expert programmer?
Need a finer seive than Fizzbuzz.
Firearms : https://youtu.be/N1Sw8fe9hJI :: Programming : ?
Firearms : https://youtu.be/N1Sw8fe9hJI :: Programming : ?
1. speaks authoritatively about something he is not in a position to know
2. keeps quoting the ballistics charts that he has memorised like its gospel
3. keeps making claims of the format X is just as powerful as Y. Eg: "22 long rifle is just as powerful as .3006 rifle"
4. keeps making claims about firearms he was never in possession of
5. keeps making claims of the format "There is no such thing as X" (The author of the video says this is the most useful trick)