Logical Reasoning

PT132 · S2 · Q18 Vanessa: All computer code

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Vanessa: All computer code must be written by a pair of programmers working at a single workstation.

Principle 1

Because we want to All code should be prevent one person → written by a pair of writing code that only programmers at a they would understand single workstation

Principle 2

Because most of the best programmers are 100x we should let better than others and → these best ones carry the projects they're work alone working on and work better alone

Evaluation

It sounds impossible at first to satisfy both principles, since one says "everybody should pair up" and the other one says "the best ones should work alone". So where is the wiggle room?

The first one says that , not that "all programmers" have to work in teams. So we could have a scenario where the non-best programmers are always writing code in pairs, but the best programmers are allowed to do other stuff by themselves.

Goal

A correct answer has to violate at least one of the principles, so it either has to allow for someone to write code by themselves or it has to force one of the best programmers to work on a team.

18.

Each of the following assignments of computer programmers is consistent both with the principle expressed by Vanessa and with the principle expressed by Jo EXCEPT:

  1. Olga and Kensuke are both

    Doesn't Contradict

    This answer doesn't involve coding alone or putting a best-programmer on a team.

    4% picked this

  2. John is experienced but is

    Doesn't Contradict

    This answer doesn't involve coding alone or putting a best-programmer on a team.

    6% picked this

  3. Although not among the most

    Doesn't Contradict

    This answer doesn't involve coding alone or putting a best-programmer on a team.

    3% picked this

  4. Correct

    Yolanda is the most productive

    Why this is right

    This involves putting a best-programmer on a team. What are they thinking? Yolanda needs her space to do her thing.

    Skill tested: Must be False · how this choice captures the argument's function is the move to repeat next time.

    81% picked this

  5. Kevin and Amy both have

    Doesn't Contradict

    This answer doesn't involve coding alone or putting a best-programmer on a team.

    7% picked this

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