The Mathematical Hacker (2012)

Post by sargstuff » Sat, Dec 31, 2022, 5:43 PM UTC

sargstuff wrote: post #160

Ah, always interesting to see a subject discussion based on centuries old metadata constructs (higher order formal logic & mechanical/electrical/abstract autonoma), ignore centuries old metadata constructs.

Post by 6451937099 » Thu, Jan 05, 2023, 7:08 PM UTC

dysoco wrote: post #53

bmitc wrote: post #9

In Steve Yegge’s linked post: > Math is a lot easier to pick up after you know how to program. In fact, if you're a halfway decent programmer, you'll find it's almost a snap. This couldn’t be more wrong. Mathematics is the hardest thing I have ever done. I’m sorry, but mathematics is orders of magnitude more intensive and difficult than most programming. A simple fact that shows this is the amount of programmers who…

> mathematics is orders of magnitude more intensive and difficult than most programming But what level of programming and mathematics are you comparing here though? because college-level algebra and calculus is really not that hard imho (once it "clicks" for you, but it's the same for programming), and if we are comparing math as in what you see in a BSc/Msc of Mathematics (or research-level) then I agree it's hard b…

Post by 6451937099 » Fri, Jan 06, 2023, 3:09 AM UTC