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Re:The language brain matters more for learning programming ... by john-h-k on Saturday May 03, 2025 @07:50AM (#43878450)
> I certainly don’t dispute the empirical validity of the findings from the study

You absolutely should. Tiny sample size and poor statistical method. It is p-hacking plain and simple

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Re:The language brain matters more for learning programming ... by TheGrognardling on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @11:28AM (#43906237)
Okay, yeah - fair point. I admittedly didn't look too closely at the article before posting this - and I'm not too statistically-minded in many respects. But upon further investigation, yeah, you seem to be right. I think this article is really just promotional material for something.
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