Re:Nearly All Binary Searches and Mergesorts Are Broken (2006)
by sanderjd on Tuesday August 01, 2017 @09:57PM
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I really wonder about this. It seems true to me that it's easier now and anyone who could do it back when it was harder could do it now.
But then, I wonder if it just seems that way to me because I'm a product of "now", which makes me more proficient in how we do things now, which makes it seem easier. It's possible neither is easier, that they are just different, and for everyone, the other seems harder than the one they already know.
I'm not trying to argue that this is the case: I could see it being either way and I sincerely wonder which way it is.
But then, I wonder if it just seems that way to me because I'm a product of "now", which makes me more proficient in how we do things now, which makes it seem easier. It's possible neither is easier, that they are just different, and for everyone, the other seems harder than the one they already know.
I'm not trying to argue that this is the case: I could see it being either way and I sincerely wonder which way it is.