▲ 114 ▼ Algebra in school is like a compiler with shitty type inference: you rarely have to write type annotations and you can easily end up with impossible states. (lemmy.ml) submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by snek_boi@lemmy.ml to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) Also, everyone keeps using one-letter variable names without any comments in code permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Terrible naming all around in maths, half the shit is named after dead French or German dudes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Leonard Euler was just the 16th century maths version of Alan Smithee that people wrote on papers as a joke, and you can't convince me otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) Terrible naming all around in maths, half the shit is named after dead French or German dudes. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Leonard Euler was just the 16th century maths version of Alan Smithee that people wrote on papers as a joke, and you can't convince me otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Leonard Euler was just the 16th century maths version of Alan Smithee that people wrote on papers as a joke, and you can't convince me otherwise. permalink fedilink source parent