There seems to be a number of "studies" with a ridiculously low number of participants (here, 18), from which "scientists" (actually, students) try to draw conclusion from quasi-random, statistically insignificant results.
Thousands of people learned programming using perl. This is much more significant than this ridiculous study (randomo language? quorum? give me a break would you?).
Fortunately, at least this poor-piss stuff won't make the headlines, like too many such ridiculous studies run on 30 students do (remember lately "women wearing make-up appear more competent", augh).
Thousands of people learned programming using perl. This is much more significant than this ridiculous study (randomo language? quorum? give me a break would you?).
Fortunately, at least this poor-piss stuff won't make the headlines, like too many such ridiculous studies run on 30 students do (remember lately "women wearing make-up appear more competent", augh).