OTOH, you need to be good at the same kinds of reasoning that leads one to be good at math. Not knowing much math isn’t a problem, but not being able to learn math is probably a dealbreaker.
The reason programming curriculums are so math heavy is because of teaching logic.
You’re either right or wrong in math. There is ONE answer to the formula. You can sometimes get there different ways though. The logic on your path is the key.
When I was in college I took a symbolic logic class taught by the philosophy department that was indeed useful. OTOH, I was told later it was originally created as a CS class and only moved to the philosophy department for political reasons.
OTOH, you need to be good at the same kinds of reasoning that leads one to be good at math. Not knowing much math isn’t a problem, but not being able to learn math is probably a dealbreaker.
Nail on the head.
The reason programming curriculums are so math heavy is because of teaching logic.
You’re either right or wrong in math. There is ONE answer to the formula. You can sometimes get there different ways though. The logic on your path is the key.
I’d I unironically say that philosophy and logic classes are extremely helpful for programming.
When I was in college I took a symbolic logic class taught by the philosophy department that was indeed useful. OTOH, I was told later it was originally created as a CS class and only moved to the philosophy department for political reasons.