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The issue to me is more that our education system is so shitty these authors don't even know what math is or that they're doing it every work day. We combine ab
by flogic 12y ago
The issue to me is more that our education system is so shitty these authors don't even know what math is or that they're doing it every work day. We combine abstract symbols and attempt to logically reason about how that will affect what our programs do. That's math. It's not separable from programming. The only other option is these authors are proud of the fact they engage in some weird cargo cult attempt at programming.
- shanusmagnus 12y agoThat is a definition of 'math' that is so broad as to be utterly useless. Other things that are 'math' by this standard include baking cookies from a recipe and writing poetry. I'm unsure of why so many people have such an urgent need for programming to be math, but generations of people have written software, some of it quite substantial, who have no mathematical education at all. Redefining what math is to get these works under the canopy reeks of No True Scottsman and is pointless. There's plenty of math in CSCI, and I will state unequivocally that any particular writer of software would only be improved by understanding more math than she currently does. In fact, I believe that about anyone, anywhere, in any field. But it doesn't mean that you're doing math while writing your Django app.
- Sirenos 12y ago> but generations of people have written software, some of it quite substantial, who have no mathematical education at all Could you list some examples? I am curious.