Re: complexity of numerical software(2)



"Jaap Spies" <j.spies@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Richard Fateman wrote:
>> Jaap Spies wrote:
>>
>> ???I don't know where this enumeration problem came up,
>> but in my view it is not "numerical software" in the
>> sense of "numerical analysis". Combinatory enumeration
>> has its interesting aspects, but to say, based on this
>> example, that numerical software is easy (or hard) doesn't
>> seem convincing.
>> RJf
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Do something to proces alle n-subsets of a m-set.
>>>
>>>
>>> > problem(int n, int m)
>>> > {
>>> > int i, j;
>>>
>>
>> RJF
>

> May be I stretched the meaning of numerical software a little
> to far. At best it is seminumerical, but I did not have an example
> of well documented code at hand to make my point with true numerical
> software.

I think the difficulty in numerical/scientific software is not in the
coding part itself, it is in having the knowledge to understand the
problem itself that you are solving and coding a solution for.

These are a couple of positions at JPL, they require coding in what I
would consider scientific software, numerical area.

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"Required Skills: Ph. D. in physics or space physics with 1-6 years of
experience, Masters
with 3-8 years of experience or Bachelor's with 5-10 years of
experience or equivalent.
....
of computer equipment. Demonstrated experience in FORTRAN programming.
"

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"Required Skills: Ph.D in Analytical Chemistry with 1+ years of
experience, or
MA/MS degree with 3+ years experience, ......Experience using MATLAB,
PLS tool box, GRAMS"

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I do not think I ever seen a job posting asking for a PhD as a
qualification to write a web page or an SQL application or even a
device driver.

Nasser



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