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> After all, programming is just a subset of mathematics anyway.. I am quite proud;-) to have once trolled a group composed of mathematics and computer science
by mbork_pl 3y ago
> After all, programming is just a subset of mathematics anyway..
I am quite proud;-) to have once trolled a group composed of mathematics and computer science students with one sentence: "What is computer science? It's that part of mathematics which is of any use." (FTR: I'm a theoretical mathematician turned programmer.) The best part (I think) is that it has some truth to it!
- mkl 3y agoThere is a ton of useful applied maths that isn't computer science. There's useful abstract maths that isn't computer science too. Useful computer science is a tiny fraction of useful maths, and plenty of computer science isn't useful.
- CoastalCoder 3y agoMy friend, GP's score just increased by one :)
- mbork_pl 3y agoWell of course. The point of the joke is to exaggerate some truth.
- mejutoco 3y ago> It's that part of mathematics which is of any use Not sure it is such a sick burn for mathematicians. A lot of these guys see non-usefulness (maths for maths itself) as a badge of pride! :)
- mbork_pl 3y agoRight, at least after the (in)famous Hardy's book...
- auntienomen 3y agoAnd math is of course a part of physics.
- mbork_pl 3y agoHa! Now I am triggered... ;-)