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> you can't make good experiments with those time frames Multi-decadal longitudinal studies are not too uncommon in medicine, epidemiology and psychology. Why
by sampo 9y ago
> you can't make good experiments with those time frames
Multi-decadal longitudinal studies are not too uncommon in medicine, epidemiology and psychology. Why there is no will to conduct, or fund, this kind of research in computer science, I am not sure.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal_study https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longitudinal_study
- wernercd 9y agoMaybe because of "lifespans"? People live for ~80 years... doing a 2-4 decade study isn't out of the realm of possibility. Computers on the other hand... While there are a few mainframes that live to be 10 years old - the vast majority of the internet, program languages, apps, etc... Hell, even the iPhone just hit 10 years old. How can you have a 20 year study when the majority of "code" is less than 10 years old?
- alkonaut 9y agoIt's hard to find N projects that are comparable and live for that long. Not least because whatever effect you are seeking will be much less noticeable than e.g differences in developer skill and experience.