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| title = A/B | | title = A/B | ||
| image = a_b.png | | image = a_b.png | ||
− | | titletext = We wrote our site in Linear A rather than | + | | titletext = We wrote our site in Linear A rather than Askara Kawi because browser testing showed that Crete script rendered faster than Java script. |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
+ | {{incomplete|Written in MYCENEAN GREEK. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
{{w|A/B testing}} is a form of {{w|Scientific control|controlled experiment}} in which test subjects are randomly split into two groups, A and B, and each group is shown a slightly different version of the same thing. This is most often used for market research, as it allows researchers to discover which of two options are received more favorably by consumers. For example, a website might employ A/B testing by randomly showing 50% of visitors a version with a different font. By checking their site traffic analytics afterward, the site operators can see which version of the site received the most user engagement, which might tell them that the alternate font is a better choice. | {{w|A/B testing}} is a form of {{w|Scientific control|controlled experiment}} in which test subjects are randomly split into two groups, A and B, and each group is shown a slightly different version of the same thing. This is most often used for market research, as it allows researchers to discover which of two options are received more favorably by consumers. For example, a website might employ A/B testing by randomly showing 50% of visitors a version with a different font. By checking their site traffic analytics afterward, the site operators can see which version of the site received the most user engagement, which might tell them that the alternate font is a better choice. | ||
− | {{w|Linear A}} is an as-of-yet undeciphered writing system of the ancient | + | {{w|Linear A}}, on the other hand, is an as-of-yet undeciphered writing system of the ancient Minoan civilization. It appears similar to the deciphered Linear B writing system, but if the pronunciation rules of Linear B are applied to Linear A, it produces a language unrelated to any known language. |
− | {{w|Linear B}} | + | {{w|Linear B}} is a syllabic script that was used for writing Mycenaean Greek, the earliest attested form of Greek. |
− | + | The comic jokingly suggests that the choice of writing system could be decided through A/B testing. The test subject apparently can read Linear B (which encodes Mycenaean Greek), but not Linear A (which produces what's seemingly gibberish when read through the rules of Linear B). | |
− | + | {{w|Kawi script|Askara Kawi}} is a writing system used on the island of Java (today part of Indonesia). The title text also reveals the reason why the writing systems are being tested on a computer: they are not being used to encode the information presented to the user (i.e. {{w|natural language}}), but the code which defines how or what is presented to the user (i.e. {{w|programming language}}). | |
− | + | Askara Kawi was chosen as the control group because, apparently, knowing it was a script (i.e. a writing system) from the island of Java, it was misinterpreted as what it meant to use {{w|JavaScript}}, which is a common way to encode dynamic content on webpages. | |
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− | + | Linear A and Linear B are also script engines used in early versions of the Opera web browser. | |
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− | == | + | ==Transcript== |
− | + | {{incomplete transcript|Do NOT delete this tag too soon.}} | |
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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