ry_donahue

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   by ry_donahue 13y ago

   A fair point. I guess just having studied discrete before touching TSQL I happen to see the symbols 1:1 with syntax and assume the same elsewhere.
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   by ry_donahue 13y ago

   You're working in a database... Hence you're working with set theory. Set theory is a discrete math.
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   by ry_donahue 13y ago

   I would argue that using a "clever library" to get the job done still requires an understanding of the derivation for the solution. Otherwise the person wielding the sword would probably have never found the sword to begin with.
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   by ry_donahue 13y ago

   This is essentially a duplicate of the plethora of HN articles arguing for or against considering computer science a math. And it always comes down to whether or not the author is working on anything remotely significant. The entire fields