On Saturday 11 November 2006 19:17, Randall R Schulz wrote: > Programmers are applied mathematicians. The basis of all software is > mathematical logic of one sort or another.
Grossly over stated. Very little of programming is mathematical. The logic involved is usually no more than find the RED ball. Programming is mostly moving stuff around, getting it from here and putting it there. More akin to organizing your closet than math. I once debated this very issue with the head of the Math Department at college. He insisted programming belonged in the Math department. I insisted it belonged in the business department. This was before the advent of Computer Science departments, which took the wind out of both of our sails. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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