On 04/25/2010 11:50 AM, larry coder wrote:
strtr Wrote:
I'm sure certain oddities could be derived from systems that
impose discontinuities, but by and large I think those aren't all
that interesting.
A lot of the more recent research is done in spiking neural
networks; dynamical systems with lots of bifurcations. I wouldn't
say those are not that interesting. But then again, who am I? :P
Don't worry, lad. Not everyone has or even needs to have the skill to
be an expert in all fields of computer science and make such bold
statements, only a few of us (excluding me, naturally). You can also
live a happy life as an average or lead developer without ascending
to the demigod level.
On a different vein, I'm a fan of disclosing true identity of posters.
I've staunchly done that ever since my first post on the Usenet, and
have never been sorry. When I attended my first conference I was already
notorious following my posts on comp.lang.c++.moderated. It has
definitely helped my career.
People who end up making solid contributions to D do end up mentioning
their identity, and it would be very nice to e.g. take a look at strtr's
work on spiking neural networks (of which I know nothing about) so I get
better insights into what (s)he's talking about.
Andrei
