This project is no longer being updated. You can try it out here. Works on Chrome.
According to MBTI and socionics theory, there are 8 cognitive functions, and 16 cognitive types which have different function "stacks" (that is, the ordering of the cognitive functions according to usage/preference/ability differs from type to type).
According to socionics interytype relations theory, we can (very roughly!) predict the chemistry between two types based on their function stacks.
This program allows you to map out the relations between multiple types spatially. It is useful for seeing the relationships among a group of people, as opposed to traditional MBTI dating apps, which are only useful for seeing the relationship between two individuals.
Basically, you create boxes (which represent types) and draw lines between them to map out relations. When running the program, see the instructions for more information.
In this program, accpetable type code formats are MBTI and Socionics format. So ISTP and LSI are acceptable, but ISTj is not. You can intermix formats (ex: have one box as ISTP and another as SEE).
Cool features:
- you can drag the boxes around, and the lines will automatically move with them
- if you change the type of a box, all the corresponding lines will change color accordingly
- if you delete a box or type in an invalid type, all the lines previously connected to the box will disappear
Each box represents a Type object. Since you can determine the rest of the function stack from the first two functions, each Type object only stores the first two functions. A Calculator object, created when a line is drawn between two objects, compares one type (the first selected box) to another (the second selected box).
The cognitive functions are represented as "serial numbers" -- that is, a 3 digit number for which each digit gives us some information about the function represented:
- First digit: 1 for juding, 9 for percieving
- Second digit: 1 for thinking/intuition, 0 for feeling/sensing
- Third digit: 1 for introverted, 0 for extraverted
For example, 111 represents Ti, 900 is Se, 911 is Ni, and 100 is Fe
This makes type comparison quite elegant, allowing comparison of two serial numbers to be generalized (see getRelation function).