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451 points birdculture | 3 comments | 13 May 25 22:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.472s | source

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A learning curve measures time on the x axis and progress on the y axis.

A flat learning curve means you never learn anything :-\

tacitusarc ◴[14 May 25 01:57 UTC] No.43979923[source]▶

This is incorrect. A learning curve measures expertise on the x axis and effort on the y axis. Hence the saying "steep learning curve".

1. ergonaught ◴[14 May 25 02:11 UTC] No.43980010[source]▶

2. tacitusarc ◴[14 May 25 03:56 UTC] No.43980635[source]▶

It is unclear how this comment was meant; in any case, it is appreciated. As stated in the link:

“The common English usage aligns with a metaphorical interpretation of the learning curve as a hill to climb.”

Followed by a graph plotting x “experience” against y “learning.”

3. saretup ◴[14 May 25 04:57 UTC] No.43980984[source]▶

That’s interesting. I always intuitively assumed x-axis was progress and y-axis was cumulative effort.

Flattening Rust’s learning curve