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by peey 2006 days ago
It's important to note the methodology employed in the original paper used "did not have meaningful structure or variable names" [1]. If the code's like that, then yes it's less like reading a language and more like cryptic puzzles.

But limitedness of the methodology means the conclusion can't apply to software development at large, something that the title misleads us about.

[1]: https://twitter.com/wcrichton/status/1339235494102753280