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Article #620871Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: Jorgen Grahn
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:29
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2018 08:29
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On Sat, 2018-02-24, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2018-02-23, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com <hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com> wrote: > >> Personally, I think all programmers, whatever their specialty, >> should have a solid background in algebra. IMHO, if someone >> is weak in algebra, they'll be a weak programmer. That's the stance my university took, around 1990. You didn't get to do computer science until after some hefty maths courses (where most of the students dropped off). > Better still, a solid background in logic. I think of it as having a talent for working within systems of rules. Maths is a good way to exercise that talent. I suppose board games are too, but I'm a lousy player. But I'm not sure ... nowadays I tend to think of programming as a craft. I never used much of my formal training, and some of the best programmers I've worked with had none. > Any programmer worth his salt should know about De Morgan's theorem, > whether he knows its name or not. I had forgotten the name, but yes. /Jorgen -- // Jorgen Grahn <grahn@ Oo o. . . \X/ snipabacken.se> O o .
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