Are Programmers Good at Math?
Almost No Programmers Are Excellent at Math. That Requires Professional Dedication in Math. Good Programmers Usually Have a Strong Sense of Logic, Which Is...
Almost no programmers are excellent at math. That requires professional dedication in math. Good programmers usually have a strong sense of logic, which is generally required to excel at math. Yet, by being software developers, they have gone down a career path that normally doesn't involve any math.
Do you have to be good at math to be a programmer?
No. Much like most science disciplines, having a good understanding of maths concepts is going to be helpful, particularly when evaluating things like efficiency. But for most programming tasks your maths ability is only relevant if the problem you're solving is related to maths.
Can I be a programmer if I'm bad at math?
Not necessarily. You can be a great programmer even if you were bad at math in school. I mean, I've been programming for the last 20 years and I never had to open a math book to remind myself of something I had to know but forgot. I did quite a lot of math both in High School and at the University.
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