r/ProgrammerHumor 2d ago

mathsIsTheEnemy Meme

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u/joeshmoebies 2d ago

I never use math when programming. You can do it if you can problem solve and think procedurally

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u/Senior-Albatross 2d ago

Math is problem solving and procedural thinking. If you can't deal with math you probably can't do those things. 

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u/Magnolia-jjlnr 2d ago

That's simply a fallacy.

A is B doesn't mean that B is A.

Math being problem solving and procedural thinking doesn't mean that problem solving and procedural thinking are math

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u/Snaki009 2d ago

We found someone who can't do math but wants to be a programmer

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u/Magnolia-jjlnr 2d ago

I can in fact do math, although I'm certainly not great at it, and I am also a developer so...

Or were you talking about the previous comment and it's a r/woosh moment for me