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This mapping to numbers implies a total order on problem classes with computerists' problems being even more <lesser integer>-worldish than the plain old first

by praptak 14y ago

This mapping to numbers implies a total order on problem classes with computerists' problems being even more <lesser integer>-worldish than the plain old first world problems. I believe this is not the case. Computerists' problems are incomparable to i-th world problems, for i in {1,2,3}.

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pygy_ 14y ago
I think you missed the joke. In every day life, ordinals start at one. Formally, they start at zero (we owe their modern definition to non other than von Neumann). A programmer's 0th world problem really is a first world problem, taking into account the fact that we count differently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_number
- manojlds 14y ago
  Or is it like the 0th law of thermodynamics?
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