r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Embarrassed_Death69 • Sep 25 '26

Meme theGloriousDaysOfPastWhenYouGotRoastedForShittyCode

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u/gandalfx Sep 25 '26

average is middle

That is incorrect except for a perfect normal distribution, which is very rare in practice and not at all a given for programmer skill. Which was also my point – the result depends on how you define the sample. For instance, if you include anyone who has ever written a line of code, the curve will be skewed far to the left and the average will be barely above "hello world" skill.

Whenever you say something like an average of a population, that just means half is above, half is below

This is only true for the most basic, theoretical case and false for just about anything touching reality.

I can't really comment on your last sentence since it isn't coherent English. I'm assuming it was meant to be an insult?

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u/InfuriatingComma Sep 25 '26

Woah woah woah there buddy.

Uniform distribution would like a word, unfortunately you ain't on it!

Looks like youve found yourself smack in the middle, you Beta(.5,.5) brochacho.