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Maybe not "very little" but I would claim to fit this mold. I think it's made me an excellent programmer. I'm... competent (at best) at math. I'm below-average
by enjo 15y ago
Maybe not "very little" but I would claim to fit this mold. I think it's made me an excellent programmer.
I'm... competent (at best) at math. I'm below-average as a writer. However, mechanically I do very well. I can visualize and understand how things fit together very easily. I have a sort of inherent sense of order.
That comes in really handy when working on complex systems. In computer science efficiency is often found in organizing systems, not necessarily in pure calculation (map-reduce would fall under that for instance, even if there is a strong mathematical basis).
Spatial reasoning is actually one of the biggest things I look for in hiring.
- edanm 15y ago"I'm below-average as a writer." How did you decide that? I'm really curious here, since only based on your comment, you seem above-average to me.
- Shenglong 15y agoJudging from the comment, your writing seems fine to me. I know a lot of people who are "fine" at writing/math, and perform well spatially. Yet, I have never met a spatial genius who couldn't succeed in the deficient rigor of the public school system.