Top Developer Skills

Question

I remember seeing an article gauging software developer skills. It had several fields of knowledge, like algorithms, languages, unit testing, scriptology, time estimation, with each measured on a scale of 1-5. Something along the lines of:

1. Doesn't test his code
2. Writes stand alone tests and runs them once
3. Uses a unit test framework
4. Uses a build server (CruiceControl, TeamCity, ...)

Can someone point me to the article?

Answer 1

You're probably looking for the Programmer Competency Matrix.

Answer 2

It has to be either listening or thinking ... both should be rated WAY HIGHER than coding!

Answer 3

Joel Spolsky has an interesting version of this kind of skills matrix: Fog Creek Professional Ladder (mentioned on a recent StackOverflow podcast). Joel's matrix is broken down into experience, scope and skills and is used to determine an employee's base salary in FogCreek

I don't think it's exactly what you're looking for, but I found it very interesting.