Melanie RichardsFeb 8, 2023
In your opinion, what is the difference between a corner case and an edge case?
Corner case is rarer
26%
Edge case is rarer
13.7%
No difference, I use both terms
12.3%
No difference, I use one term
47.9%
Poll ended at .
Show threadChris Burgess

@melanie I was quite "angry in geometry" at the poll results until realising there's two potential readings of this phrasing:

"Comparing the terms 'corner case' and 'edge case', which indicates a rarer case?"

"Which of the terms 'corner case' and 'edge case' is more common in usage to you?"

Feb 8, 2023 at 7:34pmWeb
Show threadChris BurgessFeb 8, 2023
@melanie this could also be me flatly rejecting the popular vote 😆
Show threadChris BurgessFeb 8, 2023
@melanie and trying to be empathetic by reworking it in my head, so all those wrong people are just mistaken
Show threadMelanie RichardsFeb 8, 2023
@xurizaemon oh no, you’re totally right! lol
Show threadChris BurgessFeb 8, 2023
@melanie let's sell these numbers on the black market and make some more