Developer Level is intended to be a site software developers (and others with jobs in coding and information technology) can visit to find tools that will assist them in “leveling up”. The first project on Developer Level is “The Padawan Project”. It provides users the opportunity to complete a semantic differential called the Trait Spectrum © 2016, meant to determine personality type similar to the MBTI (Myers-Briggs Temperament Indicator) and the Keirsey Temperament Sorter. Users will be able to view the results of the differential after they have completed a specific number of each type of question. Users are not required to complete all questions; in fact, more questions will be added over time, making such a feat unfeasible. Nevertheless, the more items a user completes, the more solid their results will be.
As far as the material that the type system used on Padawan is based on, most of it is unpublished documents and research results. An unpublished book is being written on the theory by Paul Robbins, currently titled The Trait Spectrum Theory: A New Perspective on Type and Temperament. The test used to find a user’s type has evolved over a period of time, beginning with the questionnaire known as the True Temperament Touchstone © 2005. The primary sources are: Psychological Types, by Carl Jung; Please Understand Me II, by David Keirsey; Personality Types: An Owner’s Manual, by Lenore Thomson; The Introvert Advantage, by Marti Olsen Laney. Additional sources include other works by the aforementioned authors, as well as Making a Difference by Being Yourself: Using Your Personality Type to Find Your Life’s True Purpose, by Gregory Huszczo, the MBTI, Socionics, Gregorc’s Learning Styles, and studies of the classical Greek elements.
While taking the Trait Spectrum, letters will appear in the top-right corner of the screen. They provide a link to information regarding the user’s traits that compose their type. Users are additionally encouraged to look up further information online about their specific type and temperament. The idea is that knowing oneself is an essential component of personal and occupational growth. Once you know your strengths and weaknesses, you are better equipped to apply yourself in becoming the best possible you—whether at work, at home, or in the world.
We are in the process of providing functionality for teams, with the ability for team members to view the results of other team members. An additional category of testing will be provided at some point soon that focuses on the talents and propensities of software developers, coders, and other IT professionals. This will utilize a similar differential known as the Developer Spectrum. It is the first tool of its kind, providing items customized to programmers and developers. We believe that these instruments will help users find their place more easily in the software world.
You are welcome to check out the test here: Trait Spectrum on Padawan