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Jeff Atwood's blog post centers around a paper that was circulated informally ("The Camel Has Two Humps"), but never published in any journal. It has been retra
by afarrell 12y ago
Jeff Atwood's blog post centers around a paper that was circulated informally ("The Camel Has Two Humps"), but never published in any journal. It has been retracted by its author, who is vigorously trying to undo the harm he believes it has caused.
http://retractionwatch.com/2014/07/18/the-camel-doesnt-have-two-humps-programming-aptitude-test-canned-for-overzealous-conclusion/ http://retractionwatch.com/2014/07/18/the-camel-doesnt-have-...
- chetanahuja 12y agoWouldn't it be nice if Jeff also took down that blog post (or at least put a big, prominent disclaimer at the top about the retracted research paper. The potential harm of such thinking getting pervasive is real (to the younger generation trying to learn the skills).