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John Horton Conway: the world’s most charismatic mathematician
- trcollinson 11y agoThe discussion of curiosity driven discovery in mathematics, especially applied mathematics, is quite good here. I wonder what that sort of curiosity driven experience would do within a software developer environment. In a lot of ways I develop a lot of code, even production code, using a curiosity and more artistic method to getting to a solution. However, project management doesn't seem to want to allow for that sort of discovery as we're writing software. They want solid estimates and firm commitments. It's unfortunate. A lot of good comes from curiosity. Also, a fabulous article on a brilliant mathematian. A great read!
- gus_massa 11y agoPrevious discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9963670 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9963670 (123 points, 8 days ago, 29 comments)