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preommr 27 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: From Rust to Ruby

> So in the end it seems I have (licks finger and turns to the wind) 1.47x better outcomes if the app were a Ruby on Rails app instead.

Am I reading this right... did this number just come out of thin air?

Is this just generated based on the vibes of the AI?

Also, to just add them up and compare them like that is just compounding nonsense on nonsense.

Ocha 27 days ago [–]

Tell me you haven’t actually taken engineering class by not telling me you haven’t taken an engineering class

Ocha 27 days ago | [–]

Hint: weighted sum

kelnos 27 days ago | | [–]

Of what, though? A weird subjective pulled-out-of-the-ass rating system, with also pulled-out-of-the-ass weights? I think that's where GGP's confusion comes from.

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