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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t by sirclueless on Saturday May 06, 2017 @04:29AM (#14279319)
Well, somebody better know the structure of the metals in use, or else you get turbine disks shattering jet engines and landing 1,000 yards away [1]. Just because it's not important to know every day doesn't mean you won't find challenging and important applications of undergraduate-level algorithm design.

[1]: http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/dramat...

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Re:Thousands of Veterans Want to Learn to Code But Can’t by crdoconnor on Saturday May 06, 2017 @08:59AM (#14280037)
"Well, somebody better know the structure of the metals in use"

Somebody needs to know how to implement sorting algorithms too. It's just highly unlikely to be you.

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