Form DEV-24A Rev. 2026-09 File No. —

The Developer
Classification Survey

Issued by the Bureau of Software Personnel (unaccredited, unpaid, and deeply opinionated).

30 items3 sections~6 minutes6 classificationsNo account

Notice to examinee

This survey classifies software personnel into one of six types. Section A presents forced selections — pick the statement that is more true, even if both apply. Section B is standard self-assessment. Section C contains six field exercises with real code, real diffs, and one real incident. Answer as you actually behave, not as your résumé claims. There are no incorrect classifications, only uncomfortable ones.

Available classificationspreview granted — the Bureau no longer believes in surprises

Examination result

Part I — preliminary findings · issued free of charge

For office use only — do not write in this box

Documented strengths

Known limitations

Recommended assignments

Scoring methodology — how this form is built

30 items in three sections. Section A uses forced choice (two statements) to reduce social-desirability bias. Section B samples everyday work situations. Section C is a situational-judgment block: six field exercises scored on how you act, not what you claim. By construction, every profile receives exactly 16 scoring opportunities across the 96 item slots — balance is designed in, not calibrated after the fact. Scores are reported as continuous profiles, never fixed types. This is an instrument for reflection and entertainment; it is not a validated psychometric assessment, and the Bureau would be the first to say so.

Parts II–III — complete personnel file · optional annex

Part I is the diagnosis, free of charge. The annex is what the Bureau does with it:

Finding F-03, unredacted — your full pressure-drift file as computed from your six field answers (est. 4 pages)
Your six field-exercise responses, annotated in the Bureau's margin, answer by answer
The — career file: four paths that fit, three that quietly drain you
Team-fit matrix: whom to pair with, whom to report to, whom never to put on call together
The reference shelf: well-known engineers of your type, trajectories included

$7 one-time · the Bureau's filing fee · instant

Secure payment, 30 seconds, 30-day refund — the Bureau does not keep money for broken files.

Amendment register

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Amendment requests — public correspondence

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