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I don't know about you, but I have read both of those assertions way too many times, typically from people that have failed a job interview or from "influencers
by bonzini 3y ago
I don't know about you, but I have read both of those assertions way too many times, typically from people that have failed a job interview or from "influencers" ranting about how big O questions are gatekeeping
Stack Exchange, Quora, Reddit are all full of pages like https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/20832/is-big-o-really-that-relevant-when-working-in-industry https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/2083... (sometimes with a mocking tone).
- the_only_law 3y agoYes, I agree. I’ve seen these types of assertions quite a bit myself. However, for someone to write that question, they have to have known that Big-O exists. If they didn’t even know it existed, you wouldn’t see questions like this. Are you being disingenuous, or can you simply not read? The initial assertion was: > A self taught person doesn't even know that these things exist Not “a self taught person doesn’t understand these things”, not “a self taught person doesn’t appreciate the usefulness or application of these things”, or whatever else you’re trying to argue.
- bonzini 3y agoOk, just add "usually" after "a self taught person".