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>Math isn't majorly needed and you can learn what you need on the fly. I really, really hope that whatever you are doing does not involve cryptography.
by ninguem2 10y ago
>Math isn't majorly needed and you can learn what you need on the fly.
I really, really hope that whatever you are doing does not involve cryptography.
- gravypod 10y agoCryptography isn't a computer science field. It is an extension of math. It's the exception to the rule, not the rule itself. Cryptography as a field of study has existed long, long before computer science was a twinkle in anyone's eyes. Modern day cryptography only centers around computer science in the practice of implementation.
- dietr1ch 10y agoGetting crypto right is not only about having a strong encryption algorithm. I'd say that what makes crypto hard is that it requires a lot of knowledge on both math and computers, but it might be considered a not-only CS field as the math requirement is higher than usual on CS.
- gravypod 10y agoAs I said, crypto is not CS but CS can be used to implement cryptography. Crypto is no more CS then it is EE. You can implement cryptographic elements in hardware but you don't see the math people setting up shop in the EE labs at a college so I don't know why you see them setting up shop in computer labs.