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I propose a new kind of Turing Test. Gather equal numbers of the least intelligible questions from SO (possibly using a metric based on low views/upvotes/comme
by apo 8y ago
I propose a new kind of Turing Test.
Gather equal numbers of the least intelligible questions from SO (possibly using a metric based on low views/upvotes/comments/answers over long time) and a random selection from stackroboflow.
Present human judges with both sets of questions and ask them to tell the difference.
Having read numerous SO questions from newbie developers whose grasp of English was tenuous at best, I doubt I could tell the difference.
The next step up: the same test, but with mathematics or scientific papers judged by non-experts in the field.
We may actually be there already - I'm not sure.
All of which makes me wonder when we'll reach the point where the bar has been raised so high that the comparison will need to be against the best SO questions and scientific/mathematics papers judged by subject matter experts.