One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
98% of the time, mathematics play a very minor role in actual programming.
In the remaining 2% where they do matter, mathematics play a huge role indeed. Like if the SSL/HTTPS/GPG guys fucked up their maths, we are in big trouble.
So it's not easy to have the wisdom to know when it matters or not.
Currently, I am holding the position of Senior Software Engineer, but I prefer to consider myself a full-stack engineer.
My passions are quality and efficiency. Agile fan and XP practitioner.
My opinion is that it will always be debated:
So it's not easy to have the wisdom to know when it matters or not.
good observation, thanks for sharing!