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Wait, so instead of spending a semester learning about algorithms and stuff, I can go throw money at the problem? Why am I in school?

• jbrennan 16y ago
  Technically you are throwing money at the problem (or someone is, for you).
  • Keyframe 16y ago
    So, does buying hardware have better ROI than college?
    • wlievens 16y ago
      Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but you need a trained brain to spot the difference.
      • rbanffy 16y ago
        It goes like this: - turn the screw: US$ 5 - knowing which screw to turn: US$ 5000
• wladimir 16y ago
  Indeed. Why are we doing anything if just throwing money will solve all our problems. Let's just sit back, relax, and throw money at stuff... Algorithms are a poor substitute for us poor engineers that don't have money to throw :)
• iwwr 16y ago
  The difference between O(n) and O(n^2) is huge, but once optimizations get you fractions of constants, it may be worth looking at more memory.