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>how CPUs fetch and execute instructions, talk to other perhipherials, how does malloc()_or sin() work, what is a page fault, or how to balance a red-black tree
by anon_tor_12345 5y ago
>how CPUs fetch and execute instructions, talk to other perhipherials, how does malloc()_or sin() work, what is a page fault, or how to balance a red-black tree
literally every single one of these things is taught in an undergrad class and understanding of which is deemed important by the community - curricula get lots of input from industry partners. so you're not making a great case for why people don't need to know what a sigma algebra is...
>Just use std::map or dict() or something, it just works :)
wouldn't it be swell if this is how we practiced medicine too? patient has early stages of atherosclerosis just do a triple-bypass or something, it just works.
- anthony_r 5y ago> you're not making a great case for why people don't need to know what a sigma algebra is I can assure you most people that do stats / data mining / big data / machine learning do not know or do not remember any more what a sigma algebra is. > wouldn't it be swell if this is how we practiced medicine too? patient has early stages of atherosclerosis just do a triple-bypass or something, it just works. C'mon writing websites is not surgery. There are some people with deep knowledge required in the industry as a whole, but you really don't know to know much to write an app or a website, especially an internal corporate tool. And this is where most working hours are spent. It's the reality of things. I mean just look at the OP link. Do you think this is targeted at people that already know what a sigma algebra is?
- anon_tor_12345 5y agothis is such a tired old debate. 1. fundamentals are important even if people forget them. 2. not everyone in tech does web dev. these things are true and self-evident. the end.
- anthony_r 5y agoLet's end, indeed :)