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> I'd rather hire someone who knows exactly why it's O(n^2) "How do we satisfy unlimited wants with limited resources?" - economics to the rescue again. Every
by davidw 10y ago
> I'd rather hire someone who knows exactly why it's O(n^2)
"How do we satisfy unlimited wants with limited resources?" - economics to the rescue again.
Everyone would love to hire Linus Torvalds for that matter, but there are plenty of programming jobs where you don't really need to, or don't want to, or can't spend that kind of money. There are plenty of useful, productive positions for people who aren't up on their O notation. The important thing is to be clear what kind of person you're looking for.
- dekhn 10y agoI would not hire Linus Torvalds. For all his technical capability (which I've followed as a linux and git user for some 25 years now) many of his externally visible statements are not acceptable for any modern workplace (this has been discussed a number of times, I know people have differing opinions, but if Torvalds worked at a modern corporation with a real HR department, his words would get him in trouble.)
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- wyclif 10y agoI strongly suspect that Linus Torvalds does not care at all about "real HR departments."
- gaius 10y agoEveryone would love to hire Linus Torvalds for that matter Torvalds is very lucky to have found his niche because he is unemployable - the first sweary rant at a teammate and he'd be shown the door. Well except maybe at Uber.