The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 7 months agoProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policeimagemessage-square34 fedilinkarrow-up1825
arrow-up1825imageProgrammer tries to explain binary search to the policeThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Programmer Humor@programming.dev • 7 months agomessage-square34 Commentsfedilink
minus-squarePointAndClique [they/them]hexbear18·edit-27 months agoTrue and interesting to note. OOP says 'dawn of humanity' though, not recorded history, so taking 200k as 'human history' is also valid. link
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonehexbear8·7 months agoYeah, I'm used to the narrower meaning of "history", meaning recorded. I like that definition as it lets you differentiate between it and prehistory. linkfedilink
minus-squarelad@programming.devhexbear1·7 months agoWell, in this case it must have been recorded on video, so could as well start recording before inventing the writing linkfedilink
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