Evan Miller personal blog
The Mathematical Hacker
The programming profession is blessed with a number of gifted essayists. Today I will pick on three of my favorites — Eric Raymond, Paul Graham, and Steve Yegge — because they all seem to disagree about why (and whether) mathematics is relevant to the practicing programmer. Their attitudes might be summarized as:
- Points
- 293
- HN comments
- 494
- Submissions
- 4
- Cited by
- 3 commenters
Math & AlgorithmsSoftware Engineering2012
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2012 | The Mathematical Hacker by ColinWright | 293 | 132 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | The Mathematical Hacker (2012) by andsoitis | 199 | 174 |
| Jun 10, 2019 | The Mathematical Hacker (2012) by noch | 168 | 86 |
| Dec 23, 2013 | The Mathematical Hacker (2012) by ColinWright | 147 | 102 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 4 Hacker News comments by 3 different people, from Dec 2012 to Jun 2020.
Most recent:
- gammarator · Jun 28, 2020
- gspetr · Jan 3, 2017
- gammarator · May 10, 2014
- ableal · Dec 20, 2012
