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I definitely see what you're saying. I think many people come to programming with the mindset that it's just like math. Memorize the formulas and the rules, and

I definitely see what you're saying. I think many people come to programming with the mindset that it's just like math. Memorize the formulas and the rules, and then get the right answer. So they just want somebody to teach them the formula so they can memorize it. But that's just not how writing software works.

drewcoo 5y ago
Actually, when I got my math degree I noticed the same two sets of people. The memorizers and the ones who enjoyed solving problems. Software works just like math (where math is doing proofs, often with new things you're not familiar with).