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The first example given seems incorrect. The author says that if you combine your greeting/request then you can get your answer sooner, but that's not calculate
by dgzl 8y ago
The first example given seems incorrect. The author says that if you combine your greeting/request then you can get your answer sooner, but that's not calculated right. In the first interaction, the time user1 spends on writing out the problem is accounted for, but in the second interaction it's not. The "time savings" the author is referring to assumes that user1 can combine greeting/request without needing to combine the time it takes to write the request. That's ridiculous.
- kelnos 8y agoYeah, I noticed that too and was a bit disappointed. But I think the point still holds, even if the math is wrong. If I get a context-free "hello", and it wastes my time, I'm going to be less inclined to immediately switch back to the chat when the next message comes in.
- dgzl 8y agoThat's where you and I differ. I wouldn't consider the ~1s of time used to read "hello" as time wasted any more than I'd consider a person saying "hello" in person as time wasted. On the contrary, I'd be happy for the greeting.
- kelnos 8y agoPerhaps you're not a programmer, but the context switch often wastes a lot more than 1 second.