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From now on I'll show this: RES1. Many software researchers advocate rather than investigate. As a result, (a) some advocated concepts are worth less than thei
by smikhanov 17y ago
From now on I'll show this:
RES1. Many software researchers advocate rather than investigate. As a result, (a) some advocated concepts are worth less than their advocates believe and (b) there is a shortage of evaluative research to help determine the actual value of new tools and techniques
to a researcher friend of mine every time he advocates the use of Lisp in commercial projects claiming that such a great language will just inevitably bring more productivity to the team in comparison with such a poor language like Java (or any other Blub.)
- wglb 17y agoThere have been a few studies (too few, to back up your point) of actual software productivity. And I am one of the guilty ones (not that I am a researcher--I am a practitioner). One that I recall says that there is more variance by programmer than by language. And look at who ycombinator chooses--it is more about the people than anything else.