> >>So I have not yet encountered a situation where my background was >>insufficient. > >I'm betting that when you do, it will require information specific >to the problem domain that you will be unlikely to have encountered >in formal study, though some formal study might make it easier >to locate and understand the information you need. > >I have found areas of knowledge that were of fairly general >use in a variety of programming situations, but they were >usually not mathematics. For example, an understanding of >automata is something I've relied on over and over again. >OTOH, that understanding arose not from the automata theory >class I took in college, but from having spent a summer >implementing my own version of Lex (lexical analyzer >generator) from the ground up. I learn best by doing; YMMV :-) > >In general, I think being good at research and learning is >more valuable than specific knowledge for programmers >in these days of highly specialized areas of endeavour.
I have read books on general math concepts, and some textbooks. I feel like I have a general understanding and could learn whatever I needed, without actually taking college courses. I don't think I would be capable of writing programs that require highly complex and advanced mathematics, though. > > > >- Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss >To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce >To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help >This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ >If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
