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This link IS people being taught this. Don't be so dismissive of people whose lives are slightly different from yours.

by judk 13y ago

nayefc 13y ago
Don't let this irritate you. Arrogant, douchy HN comments are not worth stressing over.
julie1 13y ago
As the ultimate dunce of my former universities, and being scorn in computer related job for dismissing technologies I did not fully grasped, I am feeling a total empathy with people that would be hurt by my own words. However, I do feel it is necessary: even a limited person can improve by taking all of the juice of the most simple basic maths. I cheat, I use real world out of computer science simple solution in my code. I noticed the "good student/developers" who were talented tend to solve problem the complicated way. And they developed both an agility and comfort zone out of it. So that my way of helping them saying: «hey man, programming is not about writing code, it is about solving problem with well known, basic understanding.» You could call it «revenge». I call it irony. And if my words could hurt someone, since I am way more moderated than what I had to cope with, then I consider I am nice. I won't apologize.
julie1 13y ago
PS I do AM surprised this knowledge is not a requirement for CS. Like knowing non linear problem (like estimating the cost of resource "per user" on the cloud with all their "discrete" rough edged pricing plan) cannot be solved with linear algebra. The cloud, the cost of IP transit (95th percentile) are defeating by nature any possible estimations. And still I see PhD and geniuses trying to code with linear equations the pricing based on the evolution of users. This is mathematically impossible. So am I a genius, a dunce or what? I would be glad to know I am wrong, I would stop wondering.
- revelation 13y ago
  Of course non-linear problems can be solved in linear algebra. This is the basis of the Gauss–Newton algorithm, which reduces a non-linear problem to the repeated solving of a linear system.
  - julie1 13y ago
    estimation through linear techniques don't work on non linear problems. Else, if I have X users, tell me the formula to guess my IP transit bill when the number of users double? If you have it, you are a genius.
- Myrmornis 13y ago
  So am I a genius, a dunce or what? A 14 yr old, it sounds like.

This link IS people being taught this. Don't be so dismissive of people whose lives are slightly different from yours.

by judk 13y ago

This link IS people being taught this. Don't be so dismissive of people whose lives are slightly different from yours.

nayefc 13y ago

Don't let this irritate you. Arrogant, douchy HN comments are not worth stressing over.

julie1 13y ago

As the ultimate dunce of my former universities, and being scorn in computer related job for dismissing technologies I did not fully grasped, I am feeling a total empathy with people that would be hurt by my own words. However, I do feel it is necessary: even a limited person can improve by taking all of the juice of the most simple basic maths. I cheat, I use real world out of computer science simple solution in my code. I noticed the "good student/developers" who were talented tend to solve problem the complicated way. And they developed both an agility and comfort zone out of it. So that my way of helping them saying: «hey man, programming is not about writing code, it is about solving problem with well known, basic understanding.» You could call it «revenge». I call it irony. And if my words could hurt someone, since I am way more moderated than what I had to cope with, then I consider I am nice. I won't apologize.

julie1 13y ago

PS I do AM surprised this knowledge is not a requirement for CS. Like knowing non linear problem (like estimating the cost of resource "per user" on the cloud with all their "discrete" rough edged pricing plan) cannot be solved with linear algebra. The cloud, the cost of IP transit (95th percentile) are defeating by nature any possible estimations. And still I see PhD and geniuses trying to code with linear equations the pricing based on the evolution of users. This is mathematically impossible. So am I a genius, a dunce or what? I would be glad to know I am wrong, I would stop wondering.

revelation 13y ago
Of course non-linear problems can be solved in linear algebra. This is the basis of the Gauss–Newton algorithm, which reduces a non-linear problem to the repeated solving of a linear system.
- julie1 13y ago
  estimation through linear techniques don't work on non linear problems. Else, if I have X users, tell me the formula to guess my IP transit bill when the number of users double? If you have it, you are a genius.
Myrmornis 13y ago
So am I a genius, a dunce or what? A 14 yr old, it sounds like.