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Re:A Plea for Lean Software (1995) [pdf] by phtrivier on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @09:50AM (#24060705)
There were (arguably unsuccesful) attempts at testing such things in labs: https://danluu.com/empirical-pl/

My interpretation is that the conclusion, at the moment, is that we can't know for sure, scientifically, which one is "better".

That being said, I sill have to find the randomized, double blind test that proves a hammer is the right way to hit a nail.

Re:A Plea for Lean Software (1995) [pdf] by wry_discontent on Wednesday August 05, 2020 @10:56AM (#24061493)
I don't see how you could test a statement like that scientifically. Maybe you could argue, for most people? For certain people? People conceive of problems and solutions differently and I doubt it is particularly standarizable in terms of type systems.