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Flattening Rust’s learning curve

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452 points birdculture | 1 comments | 13 May 25 22:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source
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ants_everywhere ◴[14 May 25 00:14 UTC] No.43979348[source]▶
A learning curve measures time on the x axis and progress on the y axis.

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

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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".
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ergonaught ◴[14 May 25 02:11 UTC] No.43980010[source]▶
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_curve
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1. 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.”