Edwin Thoen • 6/26/2019

The Psychology of Flame Wars

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This article analyzes the psychology behind 'flame wars' in the data science community, such as debates over R vs. Python or dplyr vs. data.table. It argues these debates are futile due to cognitive lock-in and the concept of 'cognitive ease,' where users develop a strong preference for tools they have mastered, making objective comparison difficult.

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