1/ I’ve thought for many years that strong verbal skills probably contribute to strong coding skills. “Code should read like a book!” was something a mentor told me that really stuck. Perhaps surprisingly- I’m not great with math- especially linear algebra of all things.https://twitter.com/fchollet/status/1208079432373563392 …
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Replying to @citnaj
Not great with maths? This statement blows my mind a bit. I mean, Im guessing you understand the below shenanigans?pic.twitter.com/U2hEbAfBoT
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I’m motivated to point all this out because I think the importance of math prerequisites is a bit overemphasized and might be keeping a lot of otherwise talented people from giving the fields a try.
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Linear algebra and calculus an important pre requisite in your opinion? Or do you reckon you can get pretty far just by applying and building upon code in the wild.
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1/ I don’t think either are required and agree with
@fastdotai that algebra suffices. The core concepts from linear algebra and calculus that are most useful to know are very easy to get the basic gist on quickly (derivatives and matrix multiplication).1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
2/ My personal approach to figuring stuff out really boils down to a combination of leaning heavily on experimentation, holding all ideas of how things as temporary and subject to change, sprinkle in cross pollination from other domains/papers, and good old fashioned problem
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Hmm, I'd say a solid understanding of linear algebra and calculus are required; it saves time in the long run to be able to identify what math is decoration and what is essential. Having access to lower level building blocks also allows for faster understanding, recall.
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To be fair..I did take the courses in linear algebra and calculus so knowing what it’s like to not have this background is tough. But what I can say is that this low level of thinking hasn’t really come up in practice (to my detriment..? Can’t say for certain).
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