I have no idea whether to downvote. On the one hand, you don’t explain why. On the other hand, neither does Lumifer.
But:
I have never in my career needed proofs, and never expect to; I’ve needed linear algebra on multiple occasions, and expect to many times in the future. I work as a programmer, and have been programming for around twenty years now. I have developed something that twenty years ago might have been called AI. I have managed dozens of projects, and worked on dozens more.
So, where am I going? Proofs are an absolutely worthless skill to have in terms of “getting a bachelor’s and going and getting a job”. There -might- be a job where you need to write proofs, but if there is, I haven’t seen it.
Think about the form of the statement you are making: “I don’t know X, and it doesn’t seem like I need X.” Well, how do you know you don’t? You have to compare current world to a counterfactual world where you did know X. How do you know you wouldn’t be vastly better off? See also: “I don’t need this fancy book learnin’ I am doing fine in life.”
Think about the form of the statement you are making: “I don’t know X, and it doesn’t seem like I need X.” Well, how do you know you don’t? You have to compare current world to a counterfactual world where you did know X. How do you know you wouldn’t be vastly better off?
That’s not the statement I am making. I do know X; proofs were required coursework for every CS major at the educational facility I attended. I’ve never needed it.
I have no idea whether to downvote. On the one hand, you don’t explain why. On the other hand, neither does Lumifer.
But:
I have never in my career needed proofs, and never expect to; I’ve needed linear algebra on multiple occasions, and expect to many times in the future. I work as a programmer, and have been programming for around twenty years now. I have developed something that twenty years ago might have been called AI. I have managed dozens of projects, and worked on dozens more.
So, where am I going? Proofs are an absolutely worthless skill to have in terms of “getting a bachelor’s and going and getting a job”. There -might- be a job where you need to write proofs, but if there is, I haven’t seen it.
What did you develop 20 years ago?
You should know I ignore karma, btw.
Think about the form of the statement you are making: “I don’t know X, and it doesn’t seem like I need X.” Well, how do you know you don’t? You have to compare current world to a counterfactual world where you did know X. How do you know you wouldn’t be vastly better off? See also: “I don’t need this fancy book learnin’ I am doing fine in life.”
That’s not the statement I am making. I do know X; proofs were required coursework for every CS major at the educational facility I attended. I’ve never needed it.