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>Programming is one of the most difficult branches of applied mathematics; the poorer mathematicians had better remain pure mathematicians.
what do you say to that, math majors? dijkstra just called you fags out

>> No.6097494

Dijkstra ain't a programmer, he's a computer scientist.
Programming can be and is done by chimps.
Designing algorithms like Dijkstra does probably IS way harder than most other mathematics.

>> No.6097562

Keep reading.

Dijkstra's point of view was that a person shouldn't regard themselves as either "practical" or "theoretical" to the detriment of the other.

>> No.6097594

>>6097562
That's pretty silly considering how Dijkstra is famous for not actually using a computer.
He's all theoretical

>> No.6097599

>>6097594
he implemented compilers and other stuff in the 50s/60s

>> No.6097619

>>6097594
>That's pretty silly considering how Dijkstra is famous for not actually using a computer.
>He's all theoretical

Wait, what about this makes it silly?

>> No.6097643

Don't worry Djkstra! We replaced "goto" with "call/cc"! :^)

>> No.6097653
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6097653

>edgy CS retards still shitting up maths

>> No.6097666

Is he referring to mathematical programming? Which has many distinct sub fields, like linear programming, dynamic, geometric etc...

I'd admit that from a control theorist's view, these tools from optimal control are quite hard to implement or understand in the intuitionalist tradition. I think however that programming is simply hard and not fundamental in any sense. I mean, mathematicians mostly invented computers to implement the many algorithms necessary in mathematical programming...

>> No.6098561

>>6097643
we replaced "call/cc" with PLEASE COMEFROM

>> No.6098580

>>6098561
...also called "exception handling".

>suddenly, the joke is not so funny anymore

>> No.6098582

>>6097666
>mathematicians mostly invented computers
kek

>> No.6098591

>>6097486

Coming up with efficient algorithms from scratch is probably more difficult than 95% of mathematics.

>> No.6098593

Yanno how we measure what's important?

Money.

Now you do the math.

>> No.6098605

>>6098591

Yeah, no.

>> No.6098622

>>6098580
>...also called "exception handling".
lol'd, true story.

>> No.6098927

>>6098582
Yes...

>> No.6098960

I doubt it. Computer maths is easier because you have computers. They do almost all the work.

A proof is far more complex than an algorithm.