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GCC and static analysisGCC and static analysisPosted Apr 24, 2012 12:51 UTC (Tue) by piman (subscriber, #8957)In reply to: GCC and static analysis by sorpigal Parent article: GCC and static analysis
> Interesting. Have you read "The camel has two humps"? It seems like this might be related.
I'm sick of seeing this paper thrown around. To quote the followup paper from the same author,
> Two years ago we appeared to have discovered an exciting and enigmatic new predictor of success in a first programming course. We now report that after six experiments, involving more than 500 students at six institutions in three countries, the predictive effect of our test has failed to live up to that early promise.
In other words, more research is needed, especially before lay people go around citing the original paper as evidence of any particular teaching method or subject.
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GCC and static analysis Posted Apr 24, 2012 16:13 UTC (Tue) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313) [Link]
and there's a newer paper (July 2009) than the one you are referring (Jan 2008) to that seems to say that there is correlation
GCC and static analysis Posted Apr 26, 2012 4:21 UTC (Thu) by fuhchee (subscriber, #40059) [Link]
"We now report that [...] the predictive effect of our test has failed to live up to that early promise."
What a breath of fresh air, to scientifically evaluate one's prediction, then publish its failure. Bravo.
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