Edge Cases Are Interesting If You’re In A Domain You Love

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Some of the most intellectually interesting work I’ve done has popped out of edge cases I confronted while applying math/coding to my own domain of interest (math education).

No matter how deeply you understand your domain of interest, there are all sorts of interesting edge cases waiting to confront you when you mathematically model it and code it up.

For a layperson, these edge cases are just a source of annoyance, but when you’re working in your domain of interest, they are also absolutely riveting and they really force a new level of depth in your understanding of your domain.

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