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The author is actually talking about the opposite situation, where CS theory departments now have a lot more number theorists (and other mathematicians) dabblin
by amusedcyclist 5y ago
The author is actually talking about the opposite situation, where CS theory departments now have a lot more number theorists (and other mathematicians) dabbling in CS theory, which has lead to use of far more complex tools than before. (Fourier analysis of Boolean functions is one example I'm familiar with)
- Jensson 5y agoIt might use more connections to number theory today, but the connection was always there and to understand it you had to understand number theory to a deep level from the start. The other parts of computer science had to slowly build depth as it was new ground.