Essentially what he has created is a vocational school for programming. I love programming. I'm self-taught. But when I started studying the mathematical aspec

Essentially what he has created is a vocational school for programming. I love programming. I'm self-taught. But when I started studying the mathematical aspects of it - actual computer science - a whole new world opened up to me (and I've barely scratched the surface). There's a great quote on the back cover of Elements of Programming: "Yet so-called software engineers often practice their art with little or no idea of the mathematical underpinnings of what they are doing. And then we wonder why software is notorious for being delivered late and full of bugs, while other engineers routinely deliver finished bridges, automobiles, electrical appliances, etc., on time and with only minor defects." ~ Martin Newell (Adobe) I believe one can be successful without a mathematical understanding of programming or computer science but I don't believe one can do anything truly innovative without it. Also if anyone has any experience with the Virginia Tech CS program I'd be interested to talk with you.