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Adrien Beau wrote:
> Ron Parker wrote:
> > As a mathematician, I would like to point out that I know lots of
> > mathematicians who absolutely suck at programming.
>
> As a programmer, I would like to point out that I know lots of
> programmers who absolutely suck at mathing.
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The former case, I will not argue because that isn't what I was saying
(all x are y does not imply all y are x).
And...how do you program without math? (Or, to be more specific, how
do you write a programming language without math? This would make
programming a mathematician's toy at a more basic level.)
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Tim Cook
http://empyrean.scifi-fantasy.com
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