Surely somewhere in the world, there's a PhD compiler/optimization student that suddenly realizes their true value on how to make the world a better place is to broaden their definition of a programming language... https://t.co/ElLEsLi4IN
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Replying to @jasvir
This is not a compiler problem but a DX problem!!
@wcrichton and I had a good conversation last week about how this falls in the class of developer experience problems that nobody knows how to evaluate properly, so this kind of stuff doesn't get attention in research.1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @jeanqasaur @wcrichton
I've never thought about academic research being so metric driven. Going to watch & here's a nice feature - I go into the talk disagreeing with you so the delta will be just that much more satisfying when you &
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Replying to @jasvir @jeanqasaur
In research you have to justify why your contribution matters, and metrics are a common/easy method. But DX research can be hard to quantitatively evaluate bc of the human factors.
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- participants must be skilled, and variation in background is huge - usability changes as participants better learn a tool - some effects only emerge over a long time scale + in a large ecosystem
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cognitive psychology. PhD