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Re:Google Tech Dev Guide by mFixman on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @06:07AM (#18714824)
This is the CS equivalent of "maths are useless since I'll never use them in real life". Even if you are a software engineer who works exclusively on Javascript you need to understand the basic of how things work.
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Re:Google Tech Dev Guide by devocracy on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @07:15AM (#18715099)
Most math is useless to 95% of the population. I can't remember the last time I used any of the teachings of my calculus heavy undergrad.
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Re:Google Tech Dev Guide by joshuamorton on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @09:32PM (#18722033)
Remembering the chain rule is useless sure, but concepts like how integration works, Newton's method, Bayes rule, and a comfort with calculus-y concepts help me in my job all the time, when reasoning about problems and understanding systems.
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Re:Google Tech Dev Guide by thecatspaw on Wednesday December 19, 2018 @06:19AM (#18714872)
Math isnt useless. But you wouldnt ask an english teacher math questions at an interview, would you?
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