Really liked this essay about how programmers ignore math at their own peril. http://www.evanmiller.org/mathematical-hacker.html …
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@phonebanshee@dibblego although that can be useful and good
@micahrjohnston @phonebanshee It doesn't specifically discuss this, but is an extension the reasoning. Don't understand @phonebanshee's q.
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@dibblego I think@phonebanshee was half-joking that he uses scalaz/category theory stuff without a deep mathematical understanding of it -
@micahrjohnston@dibblego Yes, Micah. Although I'm finding it really useful, so _some_ understanding must be seeping in. - Show replies
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@dibblego@micahrjohnston Sorry, I've been trying to understand scalaz lately and they use a lot of math terms I don't (yet) understand. -
@phonebanshee@micahrjohnston Come to#scalaz IRC and there are a lot of people who can help sort it out.
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@dibblego@micahrjohnston I should learn that trying to be amusing on twitter is really hard. -
@phonebanshee@micahrjohnston Haha yeah, I try too, but there is that wall to crash into!
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