[jaimzob]

Indeed, presenting this more 'guide to interesting things you should know' rather than 'here's an exam I've condescended to set for everyone dumber than me' would have worked out much better.

Maybe B-player is harsh but in my career I've worked with some very good programmers and some real stars. When I talk to the very good programmers I always feel dumber, but whenever I talk to the real stars I always feel smarter myself (though heaven knows that's not actually true). This seems to fall firmly in the "very good programmer" category.