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Ask HN: When was the last time you had to know advanced algebra when coding?
- tgflynn 11y agoWhat is your definition of "advanced algebra" ? Group theory ? Galois Theory ? Category Theory ? What ?
- yen223 11y agoLinear algebra? All the time.
- liamcardenas 11y agoCoding what? Web applications? Never. Learning algorithms? Yesterday. It all depends on what you are working on. I know plenty of successful programmers who have gotten away with knowing absolutely no math (not even basic calculus). However, if you don't know "advanced algebra", there may be doors that are not open to you.