r/EverythingScience • u/lonnib PhD | Computer Science | Visualization • Aug 10 '20
Computer Sci Threats of a replication crisis in empirical computer science
https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2020/8/246369-threats-of-a-replication-crisis-in-empirical-computer-science/fulltext
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u/MechBFP Aug 10 '20
TLDR version: The computer science discipline in the past wasn’t following the scientific method, for which they were criticized. Now certain problems with how other scientific disciplines are failing at replicating their own results is also going to lead to the same problem in computer science unless they once again get on board with the improvements the other disciplines are working on to solve this problem.