A development style test for the AI era
AI showed up.
How has the way you work changed?
It doesn't matter how much you use AI. What matters is what you changed when it arrived, and what you kept. From 56 answers, SHIFT-32 describes how you work, and what can happen when one of your strengths goes too far.
Whether you use AI for everything or keep it at arm's length, expect a few uncomfortable “that's so me” moments.
What you'll get
- Your typeFive tendencies place you among 32 characters.
- Sound familiar?The everyday habits of your type, and how you get along with AI.
- When your strength goes too farOne thing your strength may be causing, and the answers that made us think so.
- One thing to try this weekA small action to check whether it's true in your own work.
Which of the 32 are you?
Hermit Crab Smith
Tortoise Steward
Pangolin Architect
Dragon Warden
Jackalope Artificer
Fox Alchemist
Owl Scholar
Griffin Maestro
Example: “When your strength goes too far” for the Fox Alchemist (The Diff Interpreter)
After enough trips between the AI explanation and the diff, what you read and what you skipped start to blur.
How to answer
Rate all 56 statements on one five-point scale, from “Not at all like me” to “Very much like me.” They ask about recent actions, how you'd feel, what you believe and how you'd choose. Statements about recent actions, such as “In the past 3 months,” let you pick “This hasn't come up” if the situation never arose.
There are no right answers, and a higher score isn't better. Pick what's closest to your everyday self, not your ideal self.
Your type