[guard-of-terra]

Math is overrated. Nobody really needs math; if you find yourself needing some math you're probably reinventing some kind of wheel. Same with algorithms.

How do you deal with huge data: you just do. There are tools for that, and you apply those and perhaps make new tools yourself, but math and algorithms tend to never enter the equation.

[meej]

I am reminded of Jeff Jonas' "Data Beats Math": http://jeffjonas.typepad.com/jeff_jonas/2011/04/data-beats-m...

[srconstantin]

Who do you think makes those tools?

[guard-of-terra]

Not computer scientists. Programmers themselves, based more on their experience than theory.