A point I've been making repeatedly to my maths tutees is that there's at least two categories (really a spectrum) of solution to problems: * A slow, plodding, way that will reliably work. * A clever, elegant, fast, way that may or may not work. You need to be able to do both.
-
-
You've seen this movie before, I'm sure, albeit with a different cast! Hell, you've probably starred in it. I know I have.
-
Yes, “three CS PhDs flailing together for half an hour on a basic computer task because there somehow ought to be a less painful way of doing it than the obvious one which would take all of three minutes” is the analog
- 2 more replies
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.