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Re:Ask HN: Is there evidence regarding PG's theory about pow... by taneq on Monday April 11, 2016 @12:32AM (#11469650)
It's true that you can frame it that way, but I think it's clear that this wasn't the spirit of what he was saying, and is certainly a far less controversial message ("use the right tool for the job" is hardly groundbreaking!)

I always thought he was speaking largely from survivor bias - "we succeeded, and we did X, therefore X must have contributed to our success."

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Re:Ask HN: Is there evidence regarding PG's theory about pow... by tyre on Monday April 11, 2016 @12:46AM (#11469693)
Yes absolutely. For the record, PG was not saying to use the right tool for the job. Or do, but that tool is Lisp.

My comment was couching against someone coming in later with a "well he really meant the right tool for the job."

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