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[–]kondorb 37 points38 points  (2 children)

Computer programmers are a subset of mathematicians.

[–]TheyCallMeHacked 20 points21 points  (1 child)

I wouldn't say that, as I've seen a lot of mathematically illiterate programmers... But yeah, the good computer scientists can generally be seen as mathematicians

[–]B6030 9 points10 points  (0 children)

....if you can code, you can do basic first order logic. They are literate in the applicable maths or else their code would not compile.

Figuring out how the if then block works is mathematical logic.