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From: Kenneth Sloan <KennethRSloan@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "Complex Algorithm R&D: Harder Than Many Think" article published
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 10:19:26 -0500
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LudovicoVan wrote:
> On 21 July, 15:13, Kenneth Sloan <KennethRSl...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> John wrote:
>>> The article "Complex Algorithm R&D: Harder Than Many Think" has been
>>> published on the Math Blog.  The article discusses using advanced
>>> mathematics to solve real world problems, including specific examples
>>> in video compression and speech recognition.  The article is for a
>>> general audience and may be useful for anyone interested in this
>>> specialized field.  The article discusses the mathematical,
>>> scientific, software engineering, project management, and business
>>> issues at an introductory to intermediate level with a minimum of
>>> formulas or technical jargon.
>>> http://math-blog.com/2009/07/20/complex-algorithm-research-and-develo...
>> I stopped reading at: "object-oriented methods are of limited use in
>> complex algorithms".
> 
> Too true for your taste?
> 
> -LV

I did appreciate his comment that programming in C++ does not qualify as 
"using object-oriented methods".  That part was true enough.

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