I think I know what you mean. In high school I struggled most with maths that required non-trivial algebraic operations, and more often than not I'd just make s

I think I know what you mean. In high school I struggled most with maths that required non-trivial algebraic operations, and more often than not I'd just make some mistake while working out the steps / answer. Most people are able to get around the issue by holding more steps and doing it in their heads, but somehow I wasn't able to do it. I'd make some trivial mistake when copying the mathematical expressions and end up in a dead end. I wouldn't know whether it was a typographical mistake or whether I'm using the wrong approach. With programming my compiler tells me when I'm off base, and I get instant feedback with testing. I can save all my intermediate steps and approach the problem with trial and error if needed. I have muscle memory with Vim (it's become my cyborg short-term memory buffer). I often wonder how much better I would be at maths if I had a Wolfram-alpha cyborg device attached to my brain :P