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In two weeks I'd have a math test. I paid dearly for it and if I don't pass the test I'll pay dearly again. And I'm hating math so much that I don't even care about the money anymore... I'm just not doing any more math and I'm certainly not doing the test! :mad: I don't think I have to know math to be a good (or even great) developer. I do need to know math to get my degree though, so I've decided to do things a little different from what I've been doing... To like and understand math I'm going to blog about it. That's right, I'm going to face math, look it in the uhhh... pi, and write it down for myself and others. And by doing so I hope I'll start liking it as I have the freedom to figure it all out at my own pace and write about the things I like about it. And then maybe I can have another look at that math test in a year or so. I'm a bit concerned about LaTeX though (never used it before). WordPress does have out of the box LaTeX support, but does anyone know a good and free LaTeX editor plugin? I'm not looking forward to looking up all those character codes to write a single formula... :~
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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In two weeks I'd have a math test. I paid dearly for it and if I don't pass the test I'll pay dearly again. And I'm hating math so much that I don't even care about the money anymore... I'm just not doing any more math and I'm certainly not doing the test! :mad: I don't think I have to know math to be a good (or even great) developer. I do need to know math to get my degree though, so I've decided to do things a little different from what I've been doing... To like and understand math I'm going to blog about it. That's right, I'm going to face math, look it in the uhhh... pi, and write it down for myself and others. And by doing so I hope I'll start liking it as I have the freedom to figure it all out at my own pace and write about the things I like about it. And then maybe I can have another look at that math test in a year or so. I'm a bit concerned about LaTeX though (never used it before). WordPress does have out of the box LaTeX support, but does anyone know a good and free LaTeX editor plugin? I'm not looking forward to looking up all those character codes to write a single formula... :~
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
If you develope CRUD in any of its forms, or plain web applications, or just another UI I agree with you. Enter in robotics, movement, predictions, big data analysis, operating systems, chemical reaction control plants, scientific environments, telecommunications control, signal analysis, 3D, CAD, CAM, nuclear plants... and without math you're basically nothing. It all depends on the field, I know many programmers who don't need math - I lurk on the other side, despite my knowledge of math is not what I expect from myself.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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In two weeks I'd have a math test. I paid dearly for it and if I don't pass the test I'll pay dearly again. And I'm hating math so much that I don't even care about the money anymore... I'm just not doing any more math and I'm certainly not doing the test! :mad: I don't think I have to know math to be a good (or even great) developer. I do need to know math to get my degree though, so I've decided to do things a little different from what I've been doing... To like and understand math I'm going to blog about it. That's right, I'm going to face math, look it in the uhhh... pi, and write it down for myself and others. And by doing so I hope I'll start liking it as I have the freedom to figure it all out at my own pace and write about the things I like about it. And then maybe I can have another look at that math test in a year or so. I'm a bit concerned about LaTeX though (never used it before). WordPress does have out of the box LaTeX support, but does anyone know a good and free LaTeX editor plugin? I'm not looking forward to looking up all those character codes to write a single formula... :~
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
You need to be math heavy if you move into data mining or artificial intelligence; which is computer science. Organizations like Google, MSFT, and Apple don't hire undergrads, they look for PhDs with a combination of math can computer science. Don't know about LaTex, except you should not use lube with them. I'm old and used to have to look up those symbols in PowerPoint.
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In two weeks I'd have a math test. I paid dearly for it and if I don't pass the test I'll pay dearly again. And I'm hating math so much that I don't even care about the money anymore... I'm just not doing any more math and I'm certainly not doing the test! :mad: I don't think I have to know math to be a good (or even great) developer. I do need to know math to get my degree though, so I've decided to do things a little different from what I've been doing... To like and understand math I'm going to blog about it. That's right, I'm going to face math, look it in the uhhh... pi, and write it down for myself and others. And by doing so I hope I'll start liking it as I have the freedom to figure it all out at my own pace and write about the things I like about it. And then maybe I can have another look at that math test in a year or so. I'm a bit concerned about LaTeX though (never used it before). WordPress does have out of the box LaTeX support, but does anyone know a good and free LaTeX editor plugin? I'm not looking forward to looking up all those character codes to write a single formula... :~
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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In two weeks I'd have a math test. I paid dearly for it and if I don't pass the test I'll pay dearly again. And I'm hating math so much that I don't even care about the money anymore... I'm just not doing any more math and I'm certainly not doing the test! :mad: I don't think I have to know math to be a good (or even great) developer. I do need to know math to get my degree though, so I've decided to do things a little different from what I've been doing... To like and understand math I'm going to blog about it. That's right, I'm going to face math, look it in the uhhh... pi, and write it down for myself and others. And by doing so I hope I'll start liking it as I have the freedom to figure it all out at my own pace and write about the things I like about it. And then maybe I can have another look at that math test in a year or so. I'm a bit concerned about LaTeX though (never used it before). WordPress does have out of the box LaTeX support, but does anyone know a good and free LaTeX editor plugin? I'm not looking forward to looking up all those character codes to write a single formula... :~
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
Summoning all my arrogance, I ask myself how someone can get so emotional about a simple logical thing as a math test. Any human being with a maximum of one X chromosome gets emotional only if the test is not callenging enough. Seriously, math is logical. No opinions or interpretations. If you really understand the underlying logic, then the test will actually be boring. Seeing the connection between abstract definitions and actual problems may be hard, but once ypu got that you will never fail a math test again.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns. -
You need to be math heavy if you move into data mining or artificial intelligence; which is computer science. Organizations like Google, MSFT, and Apple don't hire undergrads, they look for PhDs with a combination of math can computer science. Don't know about LaTex, except you should not use lube with them. I'm old and used to have to look up those symbols in PowerPoint.
jgakenhe wrote:
Organizations like Google, MSFT, and Apple don't hire undergrads, they look for PhDs with a combination of math can computer science.
Not sure where you got this idea, but it's certainly not true. I know experienced developers who work(ed) for both companies who couldn't count to 10 with their shoes off.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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Sander Rossel wrote:
I don't think I have to know math to be a good (or even great) developer.
Depending on the field you are in... if you are developing 3D games or you are in the robotics field it is more than possible you'll need math. In a lot of other cases, though, they are not needed at all...
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Joan Murt wrote:
In a lot of other cases, though, they are not needed at all
I'm in that lot :laugh:
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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jgakenhe wrote:
Organizations like Google, MSFT, and Apple don't hire undergrads, they look for PhDs with a combination of math can computer science.
Not sure where you got this idea, but it's certainly not true. I know experienced developers who work(ed) for both companies who couldn't count to 10 with their shoes off.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
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If you develope CRUD in any of its forms, or plain web applications, or just another UI I agree with you. Enter in robotics, movement, predictions, big data analysis, operating systems, chemical reaction control plants, scientific environments, telecommunications control, signal analysis, 3D, CAD, CAM, nuclear plants... and without math you're basically nothing. It all depends on the field, I know many programmers who don't need math - I lurk on the other side, despite my knowledge of math is not what I expect from myself.
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
den2k88 wrote:
Enter in robotics, movement, predictions, big data analysis, operating systems, chemical reaction control plants, scientific environments, telecommunications control, signal analysis, 3D, CAD, CAM, nuclear plants... and without math you're basically nothing.
Yeah, I'm not doing those ;p
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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Joan Murt wrote:
In a lot of other cases, though, they are not needed at all
I'm in that lot :laugh:
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
You are lucky then... :laugh:
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jgakenhe wrote:
Organizations like Google, MSFT, and Apple don't hire undergrads, they look for PhDs with a combination of math can computer science.
Not sure where you got this idea, but it's certainly not true. I know experienced developers who work(ed) for both companies who couldn't count to 10 with their shoes off.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Kevin Marois wrote:
couldn't count to 10 with their shoes off
I'm sure they got cold feet! ;p
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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jgakenhe wrote:
Organizations like Google, MSFT, and Apple don't hire undergrads, they look for PhDs with a combination of math can computer science.
Not sure where you got this idea, but it's certainly not true. I know experienced developers who work(ed) for both companies who couldn't count to 10 with their shoes off.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is
Kevin Marois wrote:
couldn't count to 10 with their shoes off.
Arithmetic != Maths. ;P
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You need to be math heavy if you move into data mining or artificial intelligence; which is computer science. Organizations like Google, MSFT, and Apple don't hire undergrads, they look for PhDs with a combination of math can computer science. Don't know about LaTex, except you should not use lube with them. I'm old and used to have to look up those symbols in PowerPoint.
Yeah, I reckon math (and a degree) can really help your career. Although it's not really the programming that requires math, it's the ultimate application that needs it. It's a bit lame to say, but non-mathy people could probably write very complex mathematical systems if some mathematician did the math for them :)
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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Summoning all my arrogance, I ask myself how someone can get so emotional about a simple logical thing as a math test. Any human being with a maximum of one X chromosome gets emotional only if the test is not callenging enough. Seriously, math is logical. No opinions or interpretations. If you really understand the underlying logic, then the test will actually be boring. Seeing the connection between abstract definitions and actual problems may be hard, but once ypu got that you will never fail a math test again.
The language is JavaScript. that of Mordor, which I will not utter here
This is Javascript. If you put big wheels and a racing stripe on a golf cart, it's still a fucking golf cart.
"I don't know, extraterrestrial?" "You mean like from space?" "No, from Canada." If software development were a circus, we would all be the clowns.CDP1802 wrote:
math is logical
I've never seen anything that made less sense than math...
CDP1802 wrote:
how someone can get so emotional about a simple logical thing as a math test
Me too, but math really gets me angry, sad and desperate... I can do it for a while, but when I have to study for weeks before a test it really stresses me out to a point where it's really not worth the trouble any more. Math is really the only thing that I know of that does that to me.
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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What is a LaTeX editor plugin supposed to do anyway? It's typically just edited as plaintext, maybe some syntax highlighting if you want to be fancy..
harold aptroot wrote:
What is a LaTeX editor plugin supposed to do anyway? It's typically just edited as plaintext
Maybe make it so that I don't have to edit it as plain text? Kind of like an HTML editor, so you don't have to type your own markup?
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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I'm not mad keen on maths; the last time I did anything that amounted to more than simple arithmetic/basic maths was in a previous century. I can't be certain it was the 20th. :-)
R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:
in a previous century. I can't be certain it was the 20th.
You're either really old or really bad at math ;p
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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Nevertheless mathematics can be fascinating. I'll read your blog about it with pleasure. Unfortunately, I can't help for the LaTex-plugin thing :s
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phil.o wrote:
Nevertheless mathematics can be facinating.
Funny thing, but I agree :laugh:
phil.o wrote:
I'll read your blog about it with pleasure
Thanks! :) I'm hoping to start soon. I'll keep it simple so even I can understand it ;)
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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R. Giskard Reventlov wrote:
in a previous century. I can't be certain it was the 20th.
You're either really old or really bad at math ;p
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
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den2k88 wrote:
Enter in robotics, movement, predictions, big data analysis, operating systems, chemical reaction control plants, scientific environments, telecommunications control, signal analysis, 3D, CAD, CAM, nuclear plants... and without math you're basically nothing.
Yeah, I'm not doing those ;p
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Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
Then you're perfectly fine ;P I like and study Engineering because it is way more broad than simple Computer Science - some of my classmates are doing Mechanics or Electronics despite having stuided Computer Engineering, while my boss is a Material Engineer but does program since 13 years (and he programs much better than the other two developers, bot CS graduates). I dislike web developement, .NET, Java, interpreted languages, non typed languages and many flashy things that attracts many people, and prefer the hard & tough path ;P
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver "When you have eliminated the JavaScript, whatever remains must be an empty page." -- Mike Hankey
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In two weeks I'd have a math test. I paid dearly for it and if I don't pass the test I'll pay dearly again. And I'm hating math so much that I don't even care about the money anymore... I'm just not doing any more math and I'm certainly not doing the test! :mad: I don't think I have to know math to be a good (or even great) developer. I do need to know math to get my degree though, so I've decided to do things a little different from what I've been doing... To like and understand math I'm going to blog about it. That's right, I'm going to face math, look it in the uhhh... pi, and write it down for myself and others. And by doing so I hope I'll start liking it as I have the freedom to figure it all out at my own pace and write about the things I like about it. And then maybe I can have another look at that math test in a year or so. I'm a bit concerned about LaTeX though (never used it before). WordPress does have out of the box LaTeX support, but does anyone know a good and free LaTeX editor plugin? I'm not looking forward to looking up all those character codes to write a single formula... :~
Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra
Regards, Sander
I've encountered two situations, one, where the math PhD's came up with an incredibly complicated algorithm for processing multispectral data (took on the order of minutes to process 6 frames of multispectral video) which, when I realized what they were doing, I converted all the FFT and bullshit into a real time lookup table transformation. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: The second was again thrown at the PhD's, this time to determine pass/fail modes in a switch ring redundancy network (stuff put into communication satellites to ensure that when a high power amplifier fails, you can switch to a spare, and it gets complicated because you're not switching electrical signals, you're switching radio waves via waveguides and whatnot, so there's physical space/weight limitations), anyways, the PhD's were trying to solve this for years. After thinking (yes, just thinking) about the problem for a couple weeks, I realized that there were simple topology rules that could be used to analyze a network. Granted, it still took horsepower, but I delivered a solution (that was 20 years ago) that is still in place and has evolved into a multi-threaded analysis application that solves for trillions of switch combinations and failure combinations in realistic time (a few hours) of churning. Funny how in both cases, what was thought to be a math problem turned out to be not a math problem, but a "think about the problem" exercise. So yeah, math is definitely needed for certain things, but the #1 rule is, just because you have a math degree hammer, not everything is a math degree nail. If it helps, math is a beautiful universal truth. Think of math as discovering the truth of something. ;) Marc
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