Programmer IQ Bell Curve

34% 34% 68% 14% 14% 0.1% 2% 2% 0.1% IQ score 55 70 85 100 115 130 145 95%

A bell curve compares three programmer stereotypes: a confused low-IQ person with one laptop, an anxious glasses-wearing programmer surrounded by many monitors, and a hooded programmer with a laptop. The joke is that both the simplest and most extremely sophisticated approaches are portrayed as equally rare, while the average approach dominates the middle of the distribution. EN: A bell curve compares three programmer stereotypes: a confused low-IQ person with one laptop, an anxious glasses-wearing programmer surrounded by many monitors, and a hooded programmer with a laptop. The joke is that both the simplest and most extremely sophisticated approaches are portrayed as equally rare, while the average approach dominates the middle of the distribution.

• @gentoomemes / 15084 2024-12-04