I Write Like - Analyzes Writing Style

I Write Like is a website that analyzes your writing and suggests a writer your style is similar to.

The result is an answer like this:

You are then given a block of code that lets you put a badge on a webpage. 

I sent the author an email and asked about the underpinnings of the website.

"Hi, I Stumbled across your website and am intrigued. Could you tell me a bit about your algorithm? I am a software developer and have a podcast called Swampcast. You might enjoy the session with Pandora's Tom Conrad."

Dmitry Chestnykh immediately wrote back "Hi Michael,

Thanks! You can read about it here:
It’s also open source:
Dmitry lives in Montenegro and has written several journaling products. He wrote I Write Like as a way to publicize his software. As it sometimes happens, his idea went viral. 
The program is currently written in Racket, and uses a Bayesian classifier to make the writing comparisons based on just a few factors: "the number of words in sentences, the number of commas, semicolons, and whether the sentence is a direct speech or a quotation".
It's an interesting program and a good way to learn about Racket. 

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