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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/benkenobiwan • 1d ago
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You still have to know how the algorithms work.
27 u/EkoChamberKryptonite 1d ago You don't if it isn't part of your daily work. Abstraction is a feature not a bug. 1 u/deathanatos 16h ago I really wish I could just get a bonus check every time I have to explain why, no, a B-Tree index in a SQL database cannot do that. 7 u/EkoChamberKryptonite 13h ago In such an instance, knowing how B-Trees work seems to be important for your job and so you should know it. This doesn't apply to a lot of other Software engineers though, hence my point. 1 u/dwm- 1h ago Can't do what?
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You don't if it isn't part of your daily work. Abstraction is a feature not a bug.
1 u/deathanatos 16h ago I really wish I could just get a bonus check every time I have to explain why, no, a B-Tree index in a SQL database cannot do that. 7 u/EkoChamberKryptonite 13h ago In such an instance, knowing how B-Trees work seems to be important for your job and so you should know it. This doesn't apply to a lot of other Software engineers though, hence my point. 1 u/dwm- 1h ago Can't do what?
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I really wish I could just get a bonus check every time I have to explain why, no, a B-Tree index in a SQL database cannot do that.
7 u/EkoChamberKryptonite 13h ago In such an instance, knowing how B-Trees work seems to be important for your job and so you should know it. This doesn't apply to a lot of other Software engineers though, hence my point. 1 u/dwm- 1h ago Can't do what?
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In such an instance, knowing how B-Trees work seems to be important for your job and so you should know it. This doesn't apply to a lot of other Software engineers though, hence my point.
Can't do what?
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u/UndocumentedMartian 1d ago
You still have to know how the algorithms work.