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Short answer: Yes. Long answer: Here's an analogy. Computers have been abstracted enough that I have no idea how a compiler works, what assembly is, or what th
by zenburnmyface 13y ago
Short answer: Yes.
Long answer: Here's an analogy. Computers have been abstracted enough that I have no idea how a compiler works, what assembly is, or what the difference between a Flash Drive and a SSD is, but I can still code as I please. Is this practice wrong? No, and I don't need to know (nor do I want to). This book tries to abstract inference (read: programming), from mathematics (read: compilers, assembly etc.).
- pav3l 13y agoThanks for the answer, I deleted my original question shortly after posting because I thought it was abit disrespectful. For those who are curious, the question was: is "for Hackers" a new way of saying for those who don't feel like actually studying the math, going through the proofs and working through the problem sets?
- unimpressive 13y ago>For those who are curious, the question was: is "for Hackers" a new way of saying for those who don't feel like actually studying the math, going through the proofs and working through the problem sets? When I find a news reader that supports kill files; "for hackers" will go in it.
- jonsterling 13y agoWhen you abstract mathematics, you get more mathematics. When you abstract assembly, you get simpler mathematics, etc. Which is totally different from hiding mathematics, which you may do at your own risk...