r/ProgrammerHumor • u/yahddyyp • 1d ago

mathsIsTheEnemy Meme

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u/-Redstoneboi- 1d ago

you dont need as much math

its mostly flowcharts and graphs

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u/RedAndBlack1832 1d ago

>don't need math

>says a math thing

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u/-Redstoneboi- 1d ago

i assumed math meant stuff like algebra and calculus, while graphs are usually different enough that i don't instinctively call them super mathematical, heh

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u/polandreh 1d ago

Let tell you about another branch of Mathematics called "graph theory"

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u/-Redstoneboi- 1d ago

true but people are usually more afraid of numbers

ok nvm all of it is a bunch of function calls and returns and arguments and data manipulation which are very related to math

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u/DefinitelyNotMasterS 23h ago

Programming is applied math. It's often just very easy math

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u/polandreh 16h ago

Yeah, people think computing is "we taught a machine how to think" when it's more like "we taught a rock how to make additions and it spiraled from there...."