When you say "analysing" programs do mean determining the efficiency of
algorithms, and "O" notation?
I mean being able to argue about the properties of algorithms, their space- and time-efficiency, their correctness etc. But even beyond that, I believe Mathematics DOES give you insights into programming one can't get otherwise, although its hard to be specific. The type of math I have in mind is what Don Knuth would call "Concrete Mathematics".
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