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Scientific Method, via Wikipedia:

2. Form a conjecture

3. Deduce a prediction

4. Test

The basis of analytical thought is testable predictions.

Counterexample to "Programmers don't like to code" :

I am a programmer, sometimes I like to code.

Sometimes I like to code in C. I like to implement some basic objects, like a list, a stack, some math routines. It is a like a little zen garden. So it isn't anything impressive, it's just like some rocks and sand, but I arrange it in a certain way and I like it.

Maybe I should address the content rather than the title (although if the title fails to represent the content it is a poor title.)

"Programmers like problem solving" is the kind of vague positive statement that is pointless and devoid of content. Here is a problem I don't like to solve: configuring Apache . . . yawn.



How is forming a conjecture different than generalizing an observation?


that's an anecdote, not a counterexample.


An anecdote can be a counterexample.




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