<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@shriramk" class="u-url mention">@<span>shriramk</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@va2lam" class="u-url mention">@<span>va2lam</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://types.pl/@krismicinski" class="u-url mention">@<span>krismicinski</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://types.pl/@yforster" class="u-url mention">@<span>yforster</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@regehr" class="u-url mention">@<span>regehr</span></a></span> ... the way we measure scientific progress and success these days. In the time it takes me to (i) find an outstanding, capable grad student, (ii) let them absorb LLVM, and (iii) work on a comprehensive prototype, at least two years pass by. In other areas, researchers can publish multiple papers in these two years.</p><p>The metrics based assessment of scientific success inevitably tilts scales towards fields requiring less upfront effort. What the...</p>