Yes, I recall being very confused when I first saw that phrase in Three Worlds Collide. To this day I don’t know why people use “multiply” instead of “calculate”.
The phrase is in fact a mutation of “Shut up and calculate”, a common stance pragmatical physicists take towards discussions of the interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Yes, I recall being very confused when I first saw that phrase in Three Worlds Collide. To this day I don’t know why people use “multiply” instead of “calculate”.
Shut Up and Calculate’s Katas would SUCK.
I have always assumed it derived from modeling expected-value calculations as the product of likelihood-of-scenario and value-of-scenario.
The phrase is in fact a mutation of “Shut up and calculate”, a common stance pragmatical physicists take towards discussions of the interpretation of quantum mechanics.