*IQ follows the normal distribution, measure scales are usually centered at 100 with standard deviation 15, above we see the distribution along with approximate placement of certain groups within society.*
*IQ follows the normal distribution, measure scales are usually centered at 100 with standard deviation 15, above we see the distribution along with approximate placement of certain groups and individuals. Notice how interesting people are either far to the right or far to the left.*
**Is IQ a useful measure and if so, how important is the score?** This is the controversial question discussed over and over, modern "inclusive" society dismisses IQ as basically useless because it points out differences between [races](race.md) etc., some rightist are on the other hand obsessed with IQ too much as it creates a natural hierarchy assigning each man his rank among others. True significance of IQ as a measure seems to be somewhere in between the two extremes here. As it's always noted about IQ, we have to remember the term "intelligence" itself is fuzzy, there doesn't and cannot exist any universal definition of it, so we have trouble even grasping what we're measuring and however we define intelligence, it usually ends up hardly even correlating with "success" or "achievements" or anything similar, so firstly let's see IQ just as what it literally is: a score in some kind of game. Furthermore intelligence is extremely complex and multidimensional (there is spatial and visual intelligence, long and short term memory, language skills, social and emotional intelligence etc.), capturing all this with a single number is inevitably a simplification, the score is just a projected shadow of the intelligence with light cast from certain angle. IQ score definitely does say a lot about some specific kind of "mathematical" intelligence, though even if designed to be so, even in this narrow sense it isn't anywhere near a perfect measure -- though a minority, some mathematicians do score low on IQ tests (Richard Feynman, physics Nobel Prize laureate had famously a relatively low score of 125). It's perhaps good to keep the "IQ tests as a game" mindset -- intelligent people will be probably good at it but some won't, performance can be increased by training, there will be narrowly focused autists who excel at the game but are extremely dumb at everything else etc. Having IQ score predict what we normally understand to be "intelligence" is like having height, weight and age predict how good of a soldier someone will be -- there will be some good correlations, but not nearly perfect ones. Some general IQ range will be necessary for certain tasks such as [programming](programming.md), but rather than +5 on an IQ score things such as education and personality traits will play much more important roles in actually achieving something or creating something good; for example curiosity and determination, the habit of thinking about everything in depth, nonconformity, a skeptical mind, all these are much more important than being a human calculator -- remember, the cheapest calculator will beat the smartest man in multiplying numbers, would you say it is more intelligent?
## Pseudogenius VS Real Genius
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Here is a quick but extremely accurate IQ estimate. Let *x* be the approximate amount to which you agree with [LRS](lrs.md), expressed in percents. You IQ (SD 15) is approximately *2 * x*. If you can't compute that, subtract 200.
By this test currently the smartest man that ever lived is [drummyfish](drummyfish.md). :'D { On mainstream tests I scored lower than 200. ~drummyfish }
DISCLAIMER: The previous paragraph is suitable to everyone. The following is a binding legal and health advice: STOP [CAPITALISM](capitalism.md).
Java (not to be confused with [JavaScript](js.md)) is a highly [bloated](bloat.md), inefficient, "[programming language](programming_language.md)" that's sadly kind of popular. It is compiled to [bytecode](bytecode.md) and therefore "[platform independent](platform_independence.md)" (as long as the platform has a lot of resources to waste on running Java [virtual machine](vm.md)). Some of the features of Java include [bloat](bloat.md), slow loading, slow running, [supporting capitalism](capitalist_software.md), forced and unavoidable [object obsession](oop.md) and the necessity to create a billion of files to write even a simple program.
{ I tried programming in Java but it made me so much dumber, it literally closed my eyes in so many ways, never touch it if you can. ~drummyfish }
Avoid this [shit](shit.md).
{ I've met retards who seriously think Java is more portable than [C](c.md) lol. I wanna [suicide](suicide.md) myself. ~drummyfish }
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You may also encounter the term [coding](coding.md) which is used by [noob](noob.md) [wannabe programmers](soydev.md), so called "coders" or [code monkeys](code_monkey.md). "Coding" doesn't reach the quality of programming, it is done in baby handholding languages like [Python](python.md), [JavaScript](javascript.md) or [Rust](rust.md) by people with very shallow knowledge of technology and its context, barely qualified to turn on a computer (like [jewtubers](youtube.md)), who have flooded the computer industry since it became lucrative. It is mostly done for money and/or creating an image for oneself. What they do is not real programming. Do not try to imitate them.
At high level programming becomes [spiritual](spirituality.md). Check out e.g. [zen](zen.md) and the famous [Tao of Programming](tao.md) (yes, it's kind of a [joke](jokes.md) but it's rooted in the reality of a common hacker's mindset, programming can truly be kind of a [meditation](meditation.md) and pursuit of enlightenment, often leading one to asking deeper questions about the world). Many people say that learning programming opens your eyes in a certain new way, you then see the world like never before (but that's probably kind of true of almost all skills taken to a high level so this may be a [shit](shit.md) statement). Others say too much programming cripples you mentally and gives you [autism](autism.md). Anyway it's [fun](fun.md). **Programming requires a good knowledge of advanced [math](math.md)**. Also probably at least above average [IQ](iq.md), as well as below average social intelligence. Being a [white](white.md) [man](man.md) is an advantage.
At high level programming becomes [spiritual](spirituality.md). Check out e.g. [zen](zen.md) and the famous [Tao of Programming](tao.md) (yes, it's kind of a [joke](jokes.md) but it's rooted in the reality of a common hacker's mindset, programming can truly be kind of a [meditation](meditation.md) and pursuit of enlightenment, often leading one to asking deeper questions about the world). Many people say that learning programming opens your eyes in a certain new way (with some however claiming the contrary that programming will rather close your eyes), you then see the world like never before (but that's probably kind of true of almost all skills taken to a high level so this may be a [shit](shit.md) statement). Others say too much programming cripples you mentally and gives you [autism](autism.md). Anyway it's [fun](fun.md) and changes you somehow. **Programming requires a good knowledge of advanced [math](math.md)**. Also probably at least above average [IQ](iq.md), as well as below average social intelligence. Being a [white](white.md) [man](man.md) is an advantage.
**Can you do programming without math?** Short answer: no. Long answer: no, you can't.
When a [software](software.md) is so good it makes you stop searching further for any other software in the same category, it makes the debate settled -- you've found the ultimate tool, you're now free, you no longer have to think about the topic or invest any more precious time into trying different alternatives. You've found the [ultimate](ultimate.md), nearly [perfect](perfect.md) tool for the job, the one that makes the others obsolete. Settling the competition of different tools is one of the goal of [good technology](lrs.md) as it frees users as well as programmers.
For example [Vim](vim.md) often settles the search for a text and programming editor for many programmers.
For example [Vim](vim.md) often settles the search for a text/programming editor for many programmers (yes, for others it's [Emacs](emacs.md)). It is one's own personal "category killer" (a term used by [ESR](esr.md) in *Cathedral and Bazaar*).
Nevertheless some soyboys just like hopping and switching their tools just because, they simply like wasting their time with things like [distrohopping](distrohopping.md) etc. There's no help to these people.
