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Things like lots of floating point ability for JavaScript (which has no integer types) or optimizing ref counting (obj-c and swift do this a lot).
I imagine those things wouldn’t impact traditional benchmarks.
I generally believe that if you really want to prove a point you can easily find data that fits basically any argument. That’s why the scientific method and double-blind studies so important.
It just sort of means any below-average person.
I’m not a watch guy, but people that own cars like this don’t drive them much either. They make awful daily drivers for a host of reasons, so it probably isn’t all that much different than your Rolex.
Thankfully I likely will have the option of buying a used one for the rest of my lifetime.
I think it’s like with watch people. Everyone wants a mechanical one but they’re objectively worse for telling time than quartz.
EDIT: apologies HarryHirsch, it was relevant if I just read until the end. You did explain a better way to phrase it. I think you're right that using the word "population" is better here. Good reminder to me to make sure I understand what someone is saying before rejecting them.
Is there a more accurate term I’m not aware of?
Isn't that what most people pick anyways?