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> UNPREDICTABLE First most (interesting) code deals with exterior inputs. Typically "user" inputs. Which means software engineering is far from as predictable

> UNPREDICTABLE First most (interesting) code deals with exterior inputs. Typically "user" inputs. Which means software engineering is far from as predictable as CS 101 might make you believe. Second, sports (at least at the game level, and to some extent the player performance level) are highly predictable. If they were not book making and sports betting would not work. I kind of stopped reading at that point. But, it sounded like actually theme was "care about the sports industry as it is a market" which is very much different than care about sports.

csense 14y ago
> If they were not book making and sports betting would not work. Why not? Taking parimutuel wagers [1] is guaranteed [2] to make money. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parimutuel_betting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parimutuel_betting [2] In most US jurisdictions, the organizer taking a percentage of the pot is either illegal, or requires the organizer to pay millions for a gaming license. Of course, you also have costs and taxes, like any other business. Mathematically the pool is guaranteed to make money as long as there's at least one paying customer; whether the business makes money is another question. (Another path would be to operate without approval -- illegal gambling is one of the most common forms of organized crime. It obviously has its own set of challenges, including the possibility of jail time and physical danger from competitors and customers. On the whole, it's not a market you should consider entering if you value your freedom and your life.)