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    1. Dan Luu‏ @danluu 9 Apr 2019
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      I hear people say that shorter lines = better, but when I check the primary sources, I find that they have no primary source or that longer lines are arguably better. Is there an actual study on this that studies reading "long" lines that finds that they're obviously worse?pic.twitter.com/zxWSJucVPT

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    2. Bole‏ @decivilizator 10 Apr 2019
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      So you’d rather trust nerd-driven studies conducted by a few random academics and institutions than results from trial-and-error tinkering and centuries of experience? If you’re looking for authority on the subject, see work of Jan Tschichold.

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    3. Dan Luu‏ @danluu 10 Apr 2019
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      This is the same argument people used against bringing data analysis into sports, trading, and (a very long time ago, phrased differently) various kinds of manufacturing, etc. What could nerds possibly know about the real world?

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      Dan Luu‏ @danluu 10 Apr 2019
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      Maybe this field is different in a way that makes looking at actual data less useful than in other fields, but if so, I'd want to know what specifically makes this field different, not the same blanket dismissal of nerds that hasn't aged well elsewhere.

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        1. Jonathan Berger‏ @jonathanberger 10 Apr 2019
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          I'd be fascinated to get to the bottom of this question also. I similarly made a quick scan for primary sources on the general wisdom of line length and also came up empty-handed. Typography is a field related to art/design, so "taste" is probably a factor.

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        1. Daniel Houck‏ @daniel_houck 10 Apr 2019
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          I don't know much about this and could be wrong, but I think I've heard there is a difference: there aren't that many good studies rigorous typography studies; they have small sample size or poor test protocol. It takes time for nerds to catch up to existing practice.

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        1. Sigurt the human‏ @Bladtman 11 Apr 2019
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          Are we talking text or code here?

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