As a math major that now works in IT, this is the simplest and most accurate answer here. That said, I would say the "ways of thinking" are very similar more t

As a math major that now works in IT, this is the simplest and most accurate answer here. That said, I would say the "ways of thinking" are very similar more than anything. It is similar to things like real/complex analysis in that sometimes you just need a clever solution, but it is similar to something like abstract algebra in that sometimes you just need to hold a lot of information in your head all at once as you go through a long chain of logic.