I was struck by Butler Lampson's observation along the same lines, in 'Programmers At Work', Lammers [0] INTERVIEWER: What kind of training or type of thought

I was struck by Butler Lampson's observation along the same lines, in 'Programmers At Work', Lammers [0] INTERVIEWER: What kind of training or type of thought leads to the greatest productivity in the computer field? LAMPSON: From mathematics, you learn logical reasoning. You also learn what it means to prove something, as well as how to handle abstract essentials. From an experimental science such as physics, or from the humanities, you learn how to make connections in the real world by applying these abstractions. [0] http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/blampson/37a-ProgAtWork/37a-ProgAtWork.htm http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/blampson/37a-P...