But that's a really important issue that I think deserves a lot more than two lines if you really want to convince anyone. For example, let's say I don't think

But that's a really important issue that I think deserves a lot more than two lines if you really want to convince anyone. For example, let's say I don't think that assumption is valid because adding or changing a feature in a large project is a lot more likely to involve refactoring than in a small project, regardless of how expressive the language is. This would bias your results against languages that are more commonly used in large projects. Maybe that's an issue, maybe not, but as far as I can tell you haven't even considered it (and saying "it probably averages out" isn't a real response.) Without some sort of justification for your assumptions I have a hard time believing your results.