I have, on multiple occasions, looked at math equations in CS paper and been like, "WTF?"
But when I look at the implementation in code it's so obvious what's going on.
But when I look at the implementation in code it's so obvious what's going on.
I can't fathom how someone who cannot understand the math formula can understand the code.
Here's the Hokusai paper: http://www.auai.org/uai2012/papers/231.pdf
And here's an implementation: https://github.com/dgryski/hokusai
For me to understand the paper, I had to go through the code to piece out the Math jargon, even though the Math behind it is really quite simple. Another way of saying this is, "I'm dumb," sure. Not gonna argue with anyone there.
Though I still think it's curious why it's easier for me to understand a concept through code than it is through Math. It's sort of reminiscent of when you first learned Algebra, your teacher would tell you to replace the variable with an easy number and work through it to understand the mechanics of equations.
I think code is an example of that - literally working through the mechanics of algorithms to understand what they actually do and how they work.
Interesting. I'll have to check it out. Thanks!