There’s a common (I think) misconception that the programming trade is all about knowing obscure facts and doing hard math. From this it follows that a person has to get really good at math or know a huge number of things before doing programming. ...
Growing up poor during the Great Depression was very commonplace, but somehow seems exotic and unusual to many comfortable Americans now. Who wrote the books that Gus luved and learned from (?) … but those facts would just detract from the entertaining “story” being offered. Peter A.•M...