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AI coders think they’re 20% faster — but they’re actually 19% slower (pivot-to-ai.com)

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[–] dgerard@awful.systems 13 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

this user has been removed for commenting without reading the article

being from programming dot dev is just the turd on top

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 10 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

programming.dev: statistical sampling excellency (worst edition)

[–] self@awful.systems 10 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

programmers learned what N means in statistics and immediately realized that “this N is too small” is a cool shortcut to sounding smart without reading the study, its goals, or its conclusions. and you can use it every time N is smaller than the human population on earth!

[–] blakestacey@awful.systems 11 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

This N is too small: ~N~

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 7 hours ago

Skill issue - this N is even smaller:

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