Dimwit - Slashdot User

Mathematics for Programmers-> 0

Submitted by Dimwit on Monday June 20 2011, @12:25AM

Dimwit writes "The best part about programming is that I can decide that I want a new text editor or a new video game or a new multiprotocol router, and I can write it, and when I'm done, I have a new text editor or video game or multiprotocol router. Mathematics has never been that way for me — I never sit and think "I sure would like to find the area under a curve!" and then come up with a way to do it. So what's a good path for the practical programmer to take towards mathematics? One with goals and problems to solve that aren't the same old boring word problems?"
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A New Scheme in the Heavens!-> 0

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Dimwit

on Wednesday August 29 2007, @01:24AM

Dimwit writes "The R6RS electors have cast their votes, the Steering Committee has counted them, and the results are in: there is a new Scheme out there! Major improvements include a formalized module subsystem, new syntax (you can use square brackets now for clarity!), and many others. It sure made my day."
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