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The irony is that this article is based on bs anecdotes.
by beardedwizard 3y ago
The irony is that this article is based on bs anecdotes.
- WesolyKubeczek 3y agoStay in the field long enough and the number of anecdotes will grow so much that you will notice the pattern, unless your pet rock’s intelligence can surpass your own. Also, hasn’t there been a link [0] just a couple days ago about how most of the “serious science research” done about software development estimation is based on datasets that are either smaller than the number of anecdotes a typical software developer will easily encounter in five years, or are right away made up? Just what kind of data would you expect, and from whom? [0] https://shape-of-code.com/2021/01/17/software-effort-estimation-is-mostly-fake-research/ https://shape-of-code.com/2021/01/17/software-effort-estimat...
- louwrentius 3y agoThe real irony is that in this context they matter and do make a point.
- notfromhere 3y agoIts an opinion piece, not a study in Nature