| ▲ | gldrk 2 days ago | |
It's absolutely possible to be mistaken about this. The placebo effect is very strong. I'm sure there are countless things in my own workflow that feel like a huge boon to me while being a wash at best in reality. The classic keyboard vs. mouse study comes to mind: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2657135 This is why it's so important to have data. So far I have not seen any evidence of a 'Cambrian explosion' or 'industrial revolution' in software. | ||
| ▲ | Aurornis 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
> So far I have not seen any evidence of a 'Cambrian explosion' or 'industrial revolution' in software. The claim was that they’re useful at all, not that it’s a Cambrian explosion. | ||
| ▲ | fuzztester 10 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
>This is why it's so important to have data. "In God we trust, all others must bring data." | ||