The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 年前Programmer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteimagemessage-square410fedilinkarrow-up12.56Karrow-down111
arrow-up12.55Karrow-down1imageProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policestartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 1 年前message-square410fedilink
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-21 年前True and interesting to note. OOP says ‘dawn of humanity’ though, not recorded history, so taking 200k as ‘human history’ is also valid.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 年前Yeah, I’m used to the narrower meaning of “history”, meaning recorded. I like that definition as it lets you differentiate between it and prehistory.
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 年前Definitely a useful distinction.
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 年前Well, in this case it must have been recorded on video, so could as well start recording before inventing the writing
True and interesting to note. OOP says ‘dawn of humanity’ though, not recorded history, so taking 200k as ‘human history’ is also valid.
Yeah, I’m used to the narrower meaning of “history”, meaning recorded. I like that definition as it lets you differentiate between it and prehistory.
Definitely a useful distinction.
Well, in this case it must have been recorded on video, so could as well start recording before inventing the writing