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shminux comments on 2015 New Years Resolution Thread - Less Wrong Discussion

4 Post author: Andy_McKenzie 24 December 2014 10:16PM

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Comment author: shminux 24 December 2014 11:51:47PM 1 point [-]

I am not sure if there is much correlation between the programming quality and commit rates.

Comment author: lmm 28 December 2014 08:32:48PM 1 point [-]

Based on ~5 years of professional programming experience, I'm very confident there is a strong correlation between programming quality and commit rates. (Though Goodhart's law may be a danger)

Comment author: shminux 28 December 2014 09:01:21PM 3 points [-]

I totally agree that quality programming tends to lead to higher commit rates. It's the other direction I am dubious about, like you say.

Comment author: Andy_McKenzie 25 December 2014 12:01:44AM 1 point [-]

That's probably true. Can you think of anything that I could do that would correlate with programming quality and that doesn't depend on other people? I.e., I could say get at least two GH repositories with >= 1 stars, but that relies on other people, so doesn't seem process oriented enough for a NYR.