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> I myself have formal training as a data scientist, going so far as to dominate a competitive machine learning event at one of Australia's top universities and

> I myself have formal training as a data scientist, going so far as to dominate a competitive machine learning event at one of Australia's top universities and writing a Master's thesis where I wrote all my own libraries from scratch. I'm not God's gift to the field, but I am clearly better than most of my competition - that is, practitioners who haven't put in the reps to build their own C libraries in a cave with scraps, but can read textbooks and use libraries written by elite institutions. I really didn't have any illusions on the article after reading this - apparently the author believes that anyone who hasn't written a C library is below him. And also, this author is known to make articles that are full of ranting and have rage titles, for example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34968457 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34968457

anigbrowl 2y ago
It worked for DHH. The substance is significantly better than I expected from the opener.
acureau 2y ago
Glad I'm not the only one put off by that. Though it's nice of him to signal so early on that his words aren't worth reading
smoothbenny 2y ago
Maybe I'm misinterpreting but it seems like he considers himself a part of the "practitioners who haven't put in the reps to build their own C libraries in a cave with scraps, but can read textbooks and use libraries written by elite institutions" not above them
- lolinder 2y ago
  Except for that in the sentence right before that he says that he did write his own C libraries from scratch, which I think means that the only reasonable interpretation of the "practitioners..." clause is that those are the people people that he describes as his "competition" who he is "clearly better than". I'd really like to read it that way, but I'm afraid he actually did come across that arrogant.
  - smoothbenny 2y ago
    I'm not seeing where he says he wrote libraries in C in a cave with scraps. That sounds like a few steps beyond writing libraries from scratch (non-specified language). One's competition is their equals, no? It's not a competition otherwise.
    - lolinder 2y ago
      "I am clearly better than most of my competition"?
      - smoothbenny 2y ago
        Still not seeing where he said he himself wrote C in a cave with scraps. Not suggesting he's humble, but I still think he sees himself as one of them (he doesn't say he's "better than everyone [at that level]")
        hluska 2y ago
        The entire sentence is: “I'm not God's gift to the field, but I am clearly better than most of my competition - that is, practitioners like myself who haven't put in the reps to build their own C libraries in a cave with scraps, but can read textbooks and use libraries written by elite institutions.“ It’s quite poorly written, but they note they’re clearly better than most of their competition.
        smoothbenny 2y ago
        > they note they’re clearly better than most of their competition. Yup, I've noted that three times. Are we still claiming he wrote libraries in C in a cave with scraps? Or just moving on? Poorly written? Maybe. Poorly read? Equally likely. Maybe we should just ask the guy, he'll know. Did the downvoter see me as their "competition"? "Clearly better"? Both? I don't have enough karma yet to respond in kind, so they're right about something at least. lol they did it again. mods!
financltravsty 2y ago
Please note that Ludic is partly writing for himself to vent about the massive disappointment it is working in tech after all he's been through and partly as a rallying cry for others who can relate to being primarily surrounded by well-spoken incompentents. If you subdue the urge to write him off based on his emotionally expressive writing, you'll find a lot of poignant observations you wouldn't get from more civilized venues (e.g. HN, famous tech influencers, thinkers, and execs, etc.). Ludic's blog is a one-man 4chan board, minus the racism, sexism, and so on.
blast 2y ago
> and have rage titles, for example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34968457 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34968457 Uh yeah that's a bit like telling the same joke over and over. In fact it is the same joke.

anigbrowl 2y ago

It worked for DHH. The substance is significantly better than I expected from the opener.

acureau 2y ago

Glad I'm not the only one put off by that. Though it's nice of him to signal so early on that his words aren't worth reading

smoothbenny 2y ago

Maybe I'm misinterpreting but it seems like he considers himself a part of the "practitioners who haven't put in the reps to build their own C libraries in a cave with scraps, but can read textbooks and use libraries written by elite institutions" not above them

lolinder 2y ago
Except for that in the sentence right before that he says that he did write his own C libraries from scratch, which I think means that the only reasonable interpretation of the "practitioners..." clause is that those are the people people that he describes as his "competition" who he is "clearly better than". I'd really like to read it that way, but I'm afraid he actually did come across that arrogant.
- smoothbenny 2y ago
  I'm not seeing where he says he wrote libraries in C in a cave with scraps. That sounds like a few steps beyond writing libraries from scratch (non-specified language). One's competition is their equals, no? It's not a competition otherwise.
  - lolinder 2y ago
    "I am clearly better than most of my competition"?
    - smoothbenny 2y ago
      Still not seeing where he said he himself wrote C in a cave with scraps. Not suggesting he's humble, but I still think he sees himself as one of them (he doesn't say he's "better than everyone [at that level]")
      - hluska 2y ago
        The entire sentence is: “I'm not God's gift to the field, but I am clearly better than most of my competition - that is, practitioners like myself who haven't put in the reps to build their own C libraries in a cave with scraps, but can read textbooks and use libraries written by elite institutions.“ It’s quite poorly written, but they note they’re clearly better than most of their competition.
        smoothbenny 2y ago
        > they note they’re clearly better than most of their competition. Yup, I've noted that three times. Are we still claiming he wrote libraries in C in a cave with scraps? Or just moving on? Poorly written? Maybe. Poorly read? Equally likely. Maybe we should just ask the guy, he'll know. Did the downvoter see me as their "competition"? "Clearly better"? Both? I don't have enough karma yet to respond in kind, so they're right about something at least. lol they did it again. mods!

financltravsty 2y ago

Please note that Ludic is partly writing for himself to vent about the massive disappointment it is working in tech after all he's been through and partly as a rallying cry for others who can relate to being primarily surrounded by well-spoken incompentents. If you subdue the urge to write him off based on his emotionally expressive writing, you'll find a lot of poignant observations you wouldn't get from more civilized venues (e.g. HN, famous tech influencers, thinkers, and execs, etc.). Ludic's blog is a one-man 4chan board, minus the racism, sexism, and so on.

blast 2y ago

> and have rage titles, for example https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34968457 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34968457 Uh yeah that's a bit like telling the same joke over and over. In fact it is the same joke.