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One of the things I like about the C++ STL is once you learn the idioms, the API tells you whether an operation is "fast." I don't really care if a line program
by User23 8y ago
One of the things I like about the C++ STL is once you learn the idioms, the API tells you whether an operation is "fast." I don't really care if a line programmer can give me the formal definition of O(x), but I sure want him to know if an operation is appropriate to call in a loop.
That's speaking as a professional. As someone who finds CS fascinating, I'm appalled by the lack of interest many professional developers have in what is one of the most rigorous and elegant fields of mathematical inquiry. Even so I don't expect others to care about the things I do.
- sidlls 8y agoWhy are you appalled? As a physicist I'm not appalled by the lack of interest most engineers have in fundamental theory that I know inside out. The reason is precisely because I understand there's a difference between practical applications and theoretical inquiry.