I think the truth to this depends on the person and their particular motivations for wanting to learn to program jn the first place. This can be very different

I think the truth to this depends on the person and their particular motivations for wanting to learn to program jn the first place. This can be very different for different people. For example, if you want to program in order to create 3D video games with custom physics/graphics then obviously math is going to have to play a big role in that at some point or another. If your goal is programming for its own sake then math is important for you to learn theory and computer science foundations, however it seems to me that you can learn math as you learn these things. If on the other hand you just want to learn to program to customize your tumblr or even just trying to get an entry level be a web developer position then you probably won't need much math. It cant hurt though.