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> coders of the future shouldn’t have to master abstract math that they’ll never need This is awful. Humans should be moving rapidly towards mathematical liter
by anonytrary 8y ago
> coders of the future shouldn’t have to master abstract math that they’ll never need
This is awful. Humans should be moving rapidly towards mathematical literacy, not away from it.
If you only need calculus for .001% of your job, that doesn't mean you only have to learn .001% of calculus. No one is paying you to use calculus everyday. They're paying you to know when calculus needs to be used and how to apply it, the one day they actually need it.