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This is a common sentiment coming from programmers turned mathematician.
Math notation is made to exactly describe ideas between mathematicians (read: other humans) not for implementors to have an easy time.
As a programmer first, I tend to agree, but I’ve spent a long time learning how to think like a computer and not like a mathematician.
It’s very reminiscent of the old hacker attitude of “the code is the documentation”
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This is a common sentiment coming from programmers turned mathematician.
Math notation is made to exactly describe ideas between mathematicians (read: other humans) not for implementors to have an easy time.
As a programmer first, I tend to agree, but I’ve spent a long time learning how to think like a computer and not like a mathematician.
It’s very reminiscent of the old hacker attitude of “the code is the documentation”