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I had to learn a lot of linear algebra on the job that I kind of wish I had learned more of in school. Granted, I ended up doing graphics, which is pretty speci
by pcwalton 9y ago
I had to learn a lot of linear algebra on the job that I kind of wish I had learned more of in school. Granted, I ended up doing graphics, which is pretty specialized. But I think it's safe to say that the number of programmers who have to know algebra and beyond is more than "virtually none".
- tptacek 9y agoSure, but that's like someone who programs genetic assays saying you have to learn a lot of molecular biology to program. In the last 5 years I've been working, I've done a bunch of linear algebra for cryptanalysis. But in the 18 years preceding that, zilch.