> We attach basically zero value to writing a new program What does it mean "new"? And, was it a difficult or trivial accomplishment? A solution to a well kno

> We attach basically zero value to writing a new program What does it mean "new"? And, was it a difficult or trivial accomplishment? A solution to a well known open math problem is both new and non-trivial- you know that many, very smart, very well trained human experts have dedicated time to the problem and haven't been able to solve it, despite good incentives.