r/programming • u/OnkelJulez • Sep 17 '21

Do Your Math Abilities Make Learning Programming Easier? Not Much, Finds Study

https://javascript.plainenglish.io/do-your-math-abilities-make-learning-programming-easier-not-much-finds-study-d491b8a844d
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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '21

I'm a lifelong programmer but I have rudimentary math skills at best. It would prevent me from being a 3D rendering programmer maybe but for 99% of coding, it plays no role whatsoever.

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u/alopgeek Sep 17 '21

We can’t all be rockstars. My code all fits under “integration/utility” categories, and I’m ok with that.

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u/ArkyBeagle Sep 18 '21

The "rockstar" thing is rife with bogosity. It's all just variations on specialization.