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Re:Exploring the Impact of Code Style in Identifying Good Pr... by zopa on Saturday February 11, 2023 @07:20AM (#34751709)
You’re saying we should judge things on their substance as a whole, and not by superficial details?

Persuasive! I wonder if we could apply that insight to any other field of endeavor…

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Re:Exploring the Impact of Code Style in Identifying Good Pr... by moffkalast on Saturday February 11, 2023 @08:17AM (#34752085)
Nah, that would never work.
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Re:Exploring the Impact of Code Style in Identifying Good Pr... by sdf4j on Saturday February 11, 2023 @10:07AM (#34752955)
> You’re saying we should judge things on their substance as a whole, and not by superficial details?

This is literally the goal of the study. Judge programmers based on the superficial details of competitive programming results.

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