We like to think that we are involved in dramatic and exciting work. We certainly talk a good game. Changing the world! Reinventing society! Disrupting! Yet, anyone who has spent any time in computer science knows that it is a game of inches, not miles. Much of our work is fine and detailed. We do it hunched over a keyboard, with our faces illuminated by the light of a screen, and hope that the result will gain us 2% or 5% or maybe even 10%. This month’s article from the body of knowledge both confirms our conventional model and gives us at least a suggestion of drama along with a reminder of how our contributions fit into the wider world.

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奖品、预测和戏剧

我们喜欢认为我们参与了戏剧性和令人兴奋的工作。我们当然会谈论一场精彩的比赛。改变世界！重塑社会！破坏！然而，任何花时间在计算机科学领域的人都知道，这是一场以英寸为单位的游戏，而不是以英里为单位的游戏。我们的大部分工作都很好而且很详细。我们弓着背伏在键盘上，用屏幕的光照亮我们的脸，希望结果能让我们获得 2% 或 5% 甚至 10% 的收益。本月来自知识体系的文章既证实了我们的传统模型，也至少给了我们一个戏剧性的建议，同时提醒我们我们的贡献如何适应更广阔的世界。