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Ask HN: What was the last Math formula/concept you used while coding?

• ineedasername 8y ago
  Most recently today? Addition. And counting. This isn't "snark", I work in BI. Counting things and knowing what to count is half the job.
  • oblib 8y ago
    Same here.
• karmakaze 8y ago
  Euclidean gcd algorithm to determine colinearity of points on an integer grid. Double precision slope/intercept fails here.
• DLA 8y ago
  Recently used Euclidean distance, weighted average, N-period moving average and Pearson correlation coefficient.
• roundthecorner 8y ago
  For production code well, If (p then q) = (NOT p or q)