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cwmoore on July 10, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Measuring the impact of AI on experienced open-sou...

Code reuse at scale: 80 + 80 = 160% ~ phi...coincidence?

I think this may become a long horizon harvest for the rigorous OOP strategy, may Bill Joy be disproved.

Gray goo may not [taste] like steel-cut oatmeal.

visarga on July 10, 2025 | [–]

1.6x multiplier is low, we usually need to apply 5x

Sharlin on July 10, 2025 | [–]

It's often said that π is the factor by which one should multiply all estimates – reducing it to ɸ would be a significant improvement in estimation accuracy!

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