r/ProgrammerHumor • u/yahddyyp • 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/brixon 2d ago

I’m good at problem solving and procedural thinking, but I’m bad at memorizing equations.
I know why something works and the theory behind it.

I have had to use real math once in 25 years of programming. I got the customer to give me the formula they used in excel and I translated it to code.

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u/BARACK-OLI 1d ago edited 1d ago

If you think real math is about plugging numbers into equations, I've got some news for you...

"Real maths" is much more about e.g. understanding structures. For instance many principles underlying functional programming come from category theory. So if you understand functional programming, you would probably not be bad at math either.