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Fair enough, but note that the list doesn't say "true software engineers should know" but "true computer science geeks should know".

• king_magic 15y ago
  My response to this is that I am a "true computer science geek". Why isn't P=NP (or P!=NP) on that list? Why not more about set theory? Why not proof by induction? How about lambda calculus? There is far more to CS than what that list implies. I realize that it's not supposed to be all-encompassing, but seriously, saying it's "something all CS geeks should know", in my mind is unfair - I have little understanding of most of the OP's article, but still consider myself to have a very solid understanding of CS, based on my level of education. I don't need to know most of the things in the article. There are plenty of other things in CS, however, that I do need to know. I think putting together lists like this does a disservice to people just about to enter the field. You can't possible break down CS into a list of 11 equations.
  • munin 15y ago
    y-combinator is on there representing lambda calculus at least ...
    • king_magic 15y ago
      Good point, I must have missed that one.
  • kleiba 15y ago
    Yeah, you're right. "10 best..." lists are usually B.S. anyway.