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From the cited "metrics": Forth — 14,636 Haxe — 14,636 Lisp — 14,636 C++ — 12,697 Go — 12,697 Java — 12,697 PHP — 12,697 Python — 12,697 I wonder, is t
by piaste 9y ago
From the cited "metrics":
Forth — 14,636
Haxe — 14,636
Lisp — 14,636
C++ — 12,697
Go — 12,697
Java — 12,697
PHP — 12,697
Python — 12,697
I wonder, is there a technical term for this bullshit practice of using pointlessly large numbers to make your measurements appear more accurate and detailed than they actually are?
Because if their metrics actually carried five significant digits' worth of information, there's _no chance in hell_ seven vastly different languages could share two scores.
- afranchuk 9y agoOverprecision or false precision seem to fit the bill.