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minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI wouldn’t call reverse chronological order with blocks accounted for an algorithm. Twitter didn’t always have an algorithm. Mastodon does not have an algorithm. Or am I not being inclusive enough in my definition?
minus-squarezeca@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoto not piss off computer scientists and mathematicians with their dear word “algorithm”, you may want to narrow it down with the expression recommendation algorithms.
minus-squareboonhet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoEven trivial sorting algorithms are still called algorithms.
I wouldn’t call reverse chronological order with blocks accounted for an algorithm.
Twitter didn’t always have an algorithm.
Mastodon does not have an algorithm. Or am I not being inclusive enough in my definition?
to not piss off computer scientists and mathematicians with their dear word “algorithm”, you may want to narrow it down with the expression recommendation algorithms.
Even trivial sorting algorithms are still called algorithms.