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This seems very unlikely.
by thewarrior 13y ago
This seems very unlikely.
- sp332 13y agoIt's true, if you're lucky enough to have someone who can write organized code that replaces the original clever junk. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1221756 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1221756 (ignore the top comment)
- scott_s 13y agoThe absolute best people I know at "algorithms" are either CS theoreticians or straight-up mathematicians. They can program, perhaps even better than average coder, but they don't have quite the same whole-system view as a systems person or professional software engineer. If you're solving problems that require algorithmic ingenuity, you absolutely want these people. And if you can pair them with a good engineer who can integrate their algorithm into a non-trivial system, that's when the magic happens.