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nhebb
on Aug 27, 2013
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Verbatim: Stats guru Jeff Sagarin
The problem isn't with the programming language; it with his algorithms. Sagarin's rankings are often an outlier, frequently in ways that just don't make sense. </opinion>
_ofdw
on Aug 27, 2013
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Well then his algorithms would still be wonky if he wrote them in Python or Haskell.
nhebb
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Well, that's my point. When I read the interview, it sounded like his heart just wasn't in it anymore.
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