re: #153 klys

This is OT but for our programming-inclined Lizards:

Usefulness of a rigorous course in algorithms, heavy on the math.

Yay or nay?

Very seriously contemplating withdrawing from the course (and the certificate program) and just going and getting a job, praying the Ph.D. and the institution it comes from can pull enough weight to get myself through the door. Extra opinions never hurt.

Not intrinsically useful in the sense of “oh, now I know all these algorithms”, but extremely useful in practicality in figuring out how to distill complex programming problems down to the operational nuts and bolts.