March 9th, 2008
Best memory in the US? Let's really put it to the test
This news item just in from Reuters:
“A 31-year-old software engineer recalled the correct order of an entire deck of playing cards in 2 minutes and 27 seconds on Saturday to take the title of having the best memory in the United States. Chester Santos of San Francisco beat two other finalists to win the USA Memory Championships in New York…”
Congratulations, Chester. But memorizing the order of playing cards is just child’s play compared to the challenge that has grown in this industry.
Here’s a real challenge: Can you identify and describe, from memory, all 78 of the major Web services standards and protocols (WS-ReliableMessaging, WS-Addressing, WS-BrokeredNotification, WS-this, WS-that) that now exist? (Here’s a cheat sheet.) And, at the same time, can you identify which are bona fide standards from standards bodies and which are vendor creations?
Now, there’s a mental athletics test that’s bound to leave even the best of the best scratching their heads in bewilderment.
Joe McKendrick is an author and consultant with deep knowledge and insights regarding trends and developments in the technology industry. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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