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[Discuss] Request to the community
- Subject: [Discuss] Request to the community
- From: smallm at panix.com (Mike Small)
- Date: Thu, 09 Apr 2015 10:19:33 -0400
- In-reply-to: <CAFq0N1y8jddzYsSn1uO=Q9CK8DVZn=faWkE1Np=8+AiPiVakbw@mail.gmail.com> (Jack Coats's message of "Wed, 8 Apr 2015 20:00:46 -0500")
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Jack Coats <jack at coats.org> writes: > I had the same math requirement for my CS degree in '74. > > Many people have argued that CS doesn't need anything but programming > language classes to code. They are right. But it is the rest that gives > the perspective to design, test, innovate, in addition to code. Reasonable > basic coding doesn't need a well rounded background, but a reasonable coder > isn't all they cold be with the proper tools. Besides which, you need a math course or two in there so you'll actually have time to do all your programming assignments. -- Mike Small smallm at panix.com
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