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He graduated with a mathematics degree from Harvard so the concept of binary search would have likely been familiar to him. But you’re right, as far as I can te
by sudo_bang_bang 2y ago
He graduated with a mathematics degree from Harvard so the concept of binary search would have likely been familiar to him. But you’re right, as far as I can tell, he never did any technical work like programming in his career.
- ezero 2y agoNot only that, he was also better than Gates at math. From the acquired podcast episode on Microsoft: > Ben: He's gregarious. Anyone who's ever met Steve or seen a video of Steve, you are well aware that this man has a presence. But the thing that people don't know about him is he is so unbelievably analytical. Steve is the guy that outscored Bill Gates on the Putnam exam. source: https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/microsoft https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/microsoft