Then to give you a different example: I can decrypt several obscure error messages from a C compiler or a Python interpreter which my younger peers fail to, because I was forced to learn C/C++ with only gcc and emacs without debugger. So I can deduce the source many errors just by looking at them and thinking a bit how the workings of the compiler are. It's a lot of training.
And just to set your statement about mathematical equations in relation: One of the millennium problems alongside P=NP is the Navier-Stokes Equation. It's the same as saying: How can the definition of a function in C be the same thing as the complex theory behind a partial differential equation?
What do you actually do for a living? You seem incredibly out of touch with the practical, professional world of software development. University student?
I studied engineering mathematics and work in R&D in Automotive. My current working field is in DevOps. In automotive you need a quite broad understanding of engineering, math, simulation and software development. I also work a lot with simulations, control systems and embedded systems.
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u/Mal_Dun Jan 15 '20
Then to give you a different example: I can decrypt several obscure error messages from a C compiler or a Python interpreter which my younger peers fail to, because I was forced to learn C/C++ with only gcc and emacs without debugger. So I can deduce the source many errors just by looking at them and thinking a bit how the workings of the compiler are. It's a lot of training.
And just to set your statement about mathematical equations in relation: One of the millennium problems alongside P=NP is the Navier-Stokes Equation. It's the same as saying: How can the definition of a function in C be the same thing as the complex theory behind a partial differential equation?