On Sunday 12 November 2006 04:44, JJ Gitties wrote:
> On 11/11/06, John Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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 always thought Comp. Sci was a branch of math. What about algorithms and
> efficiency analysis?

What about it?

Efficiency analysis is a BUSINESS concept, cost control, etc.

If one makes the claim that just because math might be used in a field of
endeavor the entire field belongs in the math department there would be no
need for anything BUT the math department.

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