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Another course on another platform that overpromises and underdelivers - it is just noise. I did not want to discuss this subject beyond expressing some surprise. Fraud is a too loaded word, but this fits perfectly here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon%27s_razor

Benchmarking is hard. If not an art then at least a distinct skill. It goes beyond just using Bnechmark.Net. It's a good first step but far from enough. Oftentimes one need to make sure a compiler does not optimize away some benchmark paths, e.g. by using volatile field accesses. Especially if you want to avoid overheads and measure only certain things. But here it was so obvious it could be meme-tagged #YouHadOneJob.




> Hanlon's razor

Just because you put a name on a plain wrong idea doesn't make it true.

> Benchmarking is hard.

There were no benchmarks since the author didn't even understand how to write simple C#. A subtly flawed benchmark would be a whole different story.


> #YouHadOneJob

Author has made a career out of providing teaching materials, but hasn't worked to solve actual problems (e.g. in industry) for so long that their skills have degraded. One possible explanation.




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