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A calculator. Or more likely, the calculator app on his iPhone. Personally, I like the ability to at least be able to get a rough approximation of an answer wi
by kamjam 13y ago
A calculator. Or more likely, the calculator app on his iPhone.
Personally, I like the ability to at least be able to get a rough approximation of an answer without having to resort to tech... but hey, call me old fashioned.
- samatman 13y agoI had a very old-fashioned mathematics education. If I was good at doing math in my head, I'd be a professor. Instead, I had to learn to pick problems apart, or I couldn't do them. I'm also bad at remembering the precise steps involved, so when I found out you could write a problem once and then stop thinking about it, well, I never looked back.
- kamjam 13y agoI had to learn to pick problems apart Well, that's what all good programmers do, so it doesn't look like not being good at math as been a disadvantage - quite the opposite I'd say. Sometimes you need to tackle things from a slightly different angle.
- mistercow 13y ago>A calculator. Or more likely, the calculator app on his iPhone. That sounds so inconvenient. Sometimes I like to design programs or solve problems in my head when I'm in the swimming pool. I don't think they'd let me bring a calculator or phone in there.