The extent that math is directly involved in html and css is a pretty weak; I don't see it as justification for the "math being necessary" idea for programming.

The extent that math is directly involved in html and css is a pretty weak; I don't see it as justification for the "math being necessary" idea for programming. At least not anymore than "math is necessary" to be a cashier or truck driver. It certainly isn't "construction worker" level math. However I do think math is beneficial, verging on required, but that is because studying math (beyond just arithmetic) exercises a sort of problem solving skill that I find very similar to what is often encountered in programming.