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From: ladkin@kestrel.ARPA (Peter Ladkin)
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Subject: Re: CS degrees [really: How I use theory at work]
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 22:48:47 EST
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In article <781@ihu1h.UUCP>, parnass@ihu1h.UUCP (Bob Parnass, AJ9S) writes:
> 
> As a "professional programmer",	perhaps	I can  lend  comfort
> to  students  struggling  through tough	courses	if I mention
> how theoretical	knowledge has served me	in solving practical
> problems.

I guess I don't have to post my list now.
Yours is certainly impressive.

> Alright, so I confess to an indefensible love  for  calculus
> and  vectorspaces.  I can't think of a specific	use I've yet
> made of	calculus  in  programming,  but	 I'm  still  looking
> forward	to such	an opportunity.

Numerical Analysis.

> Don't fight theoretical	concepts - look	for opportunities to
> put them to good use in	formulating quality solutions.

That sums it up nicely. Or, to put it another way:
Theory mostly isn't.
                                  
Peter Ladkin