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   Derek M. Jones to All   
   Re: parsability and human factors   
   07 Feb 15 12:45:16   
   
   From: derek@_NOSPAM_knosof.co.uk   
      
   Glen,   
      
   > I went to a talk, not so long ago, by someone actually studying people   
   > using computer languages. It seems that many people who write papers   
   > about how easy or hard they are to use don't actually do any tests   
   > with real people.   
      
   Yes, plenty of arm waving and personal opinions abound.   
      
   One experiment suggests that developers are good at doing   
   what they do most:   
   http://www.knosof.co.uk/dev-experiment/accu06.html   
   [Write buggy code? -John]   
      
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