I'm beta testing a SaaS called ChimeraHR that helps bridge the divide between developers and HR when it comes to assessing programmer's skill. The main idea is that the programming languages we use reveal a lot about how we think and problem solve.

When devs put their top languages on their resumes, they are also saying a bit about how they prefer to work and what they value. This signal is largely lost on HR since a lot of it is insight you get from actually coding over time. I strongly believe that we can get more people hired and into the right organizations and cultures if people could see beyond the surface level of the keywords on a resume.

I'm looking for first customers now and people to give feedback on the idea and the upcoming offerings. There's a proof of concept now that hints at how it all works.

HR don't know what coders want, but sadly most of their clients do not care that much either. This is a pity, because happy developers are the key to retention.