> The FFT only needs to be invented and optimized once, though, then everyone else can just link in libfftw or kissfft. > All those software tradespeople can

> The FFT only needs to be invented and optimized once, though, then everyone else can just link in libfftw or kissfft. > All those software tradespeople can do the jobs that require connecting pieces together. A tradesperson can be taught enough to know which algorithms to apply in which situations. Is that a circular argument? If we had enough people cranking out smart enough algorithms (like the automatic programming example upthread), would we need so many tradespeople?