https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2211.09652/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35009144urn:hackerpapers:mention:2211.09652:35009144Fri, 03 Mar 2023 13:15:48 GMT<p>I used to work as a compiler engineer in the US for several years, before deciding to try starting over at the age of 30, in pure mathematics. I moved from the US to Paris in pursuit of an affordable mathematics education, and spent two years in a Masters program. I did have a considerable amount of savings, but it was very risky nevertheless: if it didn&#x27;t work out, I&#x27;d be out-of-touch with compilers, and it would be hard to interview again, with a considerable career gap in my résumé. For various reasons, mathematics didn&#x27;t work out, and I was forced to interview again. Fortunately, I did…</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2211.09652/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>math.AT