From: johnl@taugh.com   
      
   This preprint from TU Delft and ETH Zurich generates small programs from   
   the grammars of several popular programs, and calculates CQ, which is   
   roughly the percentage (0-100) that compile, intended as a proxy for how   
   hard the languages are to write.  C has a CQ of 48, Rust barely above   
   zero.   
      
   In the discussion at the end they say "A programmer's task is to write   
   programs that compile." which I think summarizes the basic problem with   
   the paper.  Take a look.   
      
   https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.04778   
      
   Regards,   
   John Levine, johnl@taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY   
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