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by doix 18 days ago
This is the complete opposite of those discussions. It's taking a specific quantifiable thing and measuring it, with enough information for anyone to try and reproduce the results.

It's the epitome of science, comparing it to a generic vim vs emacs flamewar which is pure subjective opinion is pretty baseless.

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You can measure a 3.3ms difference, but whether someone will notice and care is a different thing.
You can feel it, too. In particular when you’re used to smoother.

It’s like going from 240Hz back to 60Hz, or even 240Hz to 120. People can tell.