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I'm glad you do cool stuff day to day and not need this. But I would disagree that what you do is foundational, whereas string matching is absolutely foundation

I'm glad you do cool stuff day to day and not need this. But I would disagree that what you do is foundational, whereas string matching is absolutely foundational.

lwansbrough 8y ago
String matching, like == or string.compare? Anything more complicated than that and you're not building anything that isn't already available.
- steve_musk 8y ago
  The point isn’t to build something new, but to learn CS foundations. Being able to think through this type of problem is absolutely worthwhile.
  - komali2 8y ago
    Why is it worthwhile? Given finite time, a person could instead learn how to use a new established framework, API, or even programming language.
    - mav3rick 8y ago
      Because APIs and languages change every few years. Concepts and foundations don't. If I move to a company using a new language, I am good enough to pick it up because the design of my sofware is more about the data structures and their interactions.
      - arvinsim 8y ago
        The reality is that the majority of companies do hire on the basis of APIs, languages and frameworks.
        fatjokes 8y ago
        Sure. But that's not foundational. That's just a job.