98% Isn't Much
5 hours ago
- #statistics
- #engineering
- #web-development
- 98% success rate is context-dependent: excellent for exceptional achievements but unacceptable for basic expectations.
- In web development, 98% support for a feature can exclude a significant portion of users, especially if audience demographics differ from the general population.
- Robust engineering requires graceful handling of edge cases; lack of degradation for unsupported features means 98% isn't truly 'widely supported'.