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> worrisome trends in CS education ... Mathematics requirements in CS programs are shrinking. Speaking as someone who had to take several attempts at different
by tjic 18y ago
> worrisome trends in CS education ... Mathematics requirements in CS programs are shrinking.
Speaking as someone who had to take several attempts at differential equations to pass it, and has (a) had a very solid career since graduation; (b) has never used even integration or differentiation a single time since graduation, let alone numeric methods, etc., I call BS.
Tons of math is useful for about 1% of programmers.
For the rest of us, it's just a form of hazing, like intern doctors being forced to work 48 hr shifts.
- jmtulloss 18y agoDifferential equations is probably not the form of mathematics he was referring to. Algorithms, linear algebra, basic logic and discrete math are all used commonly in many CS jobs, especially by those who have a deep understanding of the systems they're working on.