When talking about static types you can't just take the union of all the best features in all type systems. Like if one gives you A but not B and another B but not A, you can't say static typing gives you A and B. You're going to write your code in just one of them!
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By "read" I mean "at least skimmed to the bottom", if we're talking about people who really read the thing in detail, then I'd guess well under 0.1%. I've been thinking about this in the context of content people have a hard time with.
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Like, if you read an ask.metafilter question with an AND, you the questioner is probably screwed. 95%-100% of the commenters will drop half of the question and give an answer that's irrelevant. With XOR there's no chance, 100% of answers will be irrelevant virtually all the time.
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Hmm, when I read the HN comments on her post (just as a convenient one), I find that most comments are responding to the general idea, but far more than 1% suggest they read it. I'm put more blame on reading comprehension/lack of clear thinking more than lack of reading.
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Often, people reference a specific line or phrase in a comment that shows they still didn't understand.
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