https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.10002
Abstract (emphasis mine):
The concept of a ‘Ballmer Peak’ was first proposed in 2007, postulating that there exists a very specific blood alcohol content which confers superhuman programming ability. More generally, there is a commonly held belief among software engineers that coding is easier and more productive after a few drinks. Using the industry standard for assessment of coding ability, we conducted a search for such a peak and more generally investigated the effect of different amounts of alcohol on performance. We conclusively refute the existence of a specific peak with large magnitude, but with p < 0.001 find that there was a significant positive effect to a low amount of alcohol - slightly less than two drinks - on programming ability.
https://xkcd.com/323
There’s obviously an xkcd for this
where do you thnk it was proposed?
I’d argue that this is for the XKCD, not the other way around.
The centre is .1337
p < .0001337
You have way too many zeroes.
Would you say that it’s a very significant amount of zeros?
Posted Oct. 1 2007.
“first proposed in 2007”
I wonder if Randall has seen this?
Lol that is Fig 1. In the paper :)