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I think it depends 100% on the person. I’ve met people who haven’t solved a partial differential equation in 10 years and still remember how to do it whereas s
by harrall 2y ago
I think it depends 100% on the person.
I’ve met people who haven’t solved a partial differential equation in 10 years and still remember how to do it whereas some people barely remember the library they used last week and have to keep a mountain of notes.
The people in the former camp have a lot of very deep knowledge on a lot of things.
- emseetech 2y agoSomeone who can solve a partial differential equation with an hour refresher after ten years but most importantly can identify a situation where a differential equation is useful even if they can't solve it outright is still useful. If they're keeping a zettelkästen level system of notes and can get back up to speed on the specifics quickly but retain conceptual knowledge then I don't see any reason to dismiss them. One issue our industry has is how to identity a great generalist. Broad conceptual thinking is harder to test and interview for than specialized tasks.