I can start: I'm INTJ-A! I retook the test because I was somehow anxious (!?) that I could possibly be more INTP, but I consistently test as INTJ.
If you don't know yours or forgot, you can take a free test in "less than 12 minutes" here:
https://www.16personalities.com/free-personality-test
(I'm not associated or sponsored in any way!)
In terms of MBTI, I find 16personalities.com itself awesome. I think the neat graphics and detailed descriptions are better than any other MBTI site I've found. (Leave it to an INTJ to nerd-out on MBTI websites) 16personalities.com even includes "Roles" and "Strategies" which are a way of extending and categorizing the 16 types.
Now, I don't think the MBTI is a catch-all, and people are far more complex than four letters, but at the same time, I think learning one's own MBTI can be a great first stepping stone into introspection and self-improvement - it can help put one's strengths and weaknesses into concrete descriptions.
I'd be very interested in hearing from lots of people! I'm curious if people with certain personality types have an affinity to programming, or who knows, perhaps programming and software development is so diverse I could be surprised and personalities come all across the board! :)
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I just took it (first time, I knew about it but never cared to try).
It seems I'm an INTJ-T.
Don't know what to do with that 🤔
I took this test a few years ago, when one of our teachers made us to, during one lesson in our last school year (apparently a lot of HR people like this stuff, idk), got INFJ-A back then. Retook the test a few months ago, when I saw it pop up on reddit, still got INFJ-A as a result.
This apparently means that I'm an INFJ-A. 🤔
I'm ESFP! I think it makes sense, especially with the description given!
We just did this at work. I ended up as an ENTJ. The description from the assessment at work sounded like me, but someone sent me the link to the 16personalities.com description and my first thought was that the ENTJ sounds like an a--hole...and lo and behold the first two examples are Steve Jobs and Gordon Ramsay, two notorious a--holes.
The nice thing that the one at work did (which I am not sure if this one does as I didn't retake it) was that it laid out some of the specifics within each grouping. So, for instance, I am T for Thinking over Feeling, but I also got tender over tough within that grouping. So my hope is that offsets some of the a--holeishness. 😉
That being said, it was a fun and useful exercise. Especially where it forced me to think about the ways I see myself versus the way the evaluation sees me.
I'm a Gemini.
😂
I walk the line between INFJ and ENFJ. I'm more often introverted, but also have some strong extroverted tendencies, and so depending on the day I'll fall just a couple points to one side or the other.
I just did the test and got ISFP-T
Wow! This is awesome! Everyone scored very differently! So I guess programming is such an amazing thing that it draws any personality towards it ;)
The last company I worked for wanted everybody to take it before an annual offsite one time and printed the four-letter code on everyone's nametag. When pressed on its complete lack of methodological rigor they fell back on calling it a conversation starter, as here. I've only heard of people taking it more seriously secondhand.
I've taken it three times over the years and gotten three different results for my trouble. Say what you will about astrology, at least the zodiac stays the same (Ophiuchus schmophiuchus).
It's a good time for new ventures and making decisions, but also for staying the course. Don't be surprised if you receive unexpected news.