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I agree that this can be frustrating. One of the great benefits of programming languages is that, even though I don't know VisualBasic, for example, I can proba
by debacle 14y ago
I agree that this can be frustrating. One of the great benefits of programming languages is that, even though I don't know VisualBasic, for example, I can probably look at the code and know what values the variables represent.
It's very difficult to jump into a new mathematical structure, because very often you have to learn the lexicon from scratch.
- rfergie 14y agoI'd say that is because when you see a structure you already understand written in a new language (e.g. VB) yu can use your existing mental model. But when you meet an entirely new structure, as you say, you are starting from scratch.
- debacle 14y agoIt's not about the structure. It's about the sigils. I have no idea what Xi means in the context that it's used, but if it's named in English it's very easy to understand.