I think we could, but it'd be very expensive (multiple large and careful studies) and only possibly worth it. > I'd rather just trust programmers to consider w

I think we could, but it'd be very expensive (multiple large and careful studies) and only possibly worth it. > I'd rather just trust programmers to consider what approach works best for their problem and mindset and go from there. People are often surprisingly good at fooling themselves. I'd rather have actual empirical validation. And also a pony.