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How Good at Math Does a Programmer Need to Be? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 days ago by anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works to c/programming@programming.dev

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I'm working my way to a CS degree and am currently slogging my way through an 8-week Trig course. I barely passed College Algebra and have another Algebra and two Calculus classes ahead of me.

How much of this will I need in a programming job? And, more importantly, if I suck at Math, should I just find another career path?

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[–] cbarrick@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

So, I'd argue that "frontend" and "backend" are the default modes of software engineering these days, and that embedded is a more niche field.

That said, if you're doing encryption code, you're doing far more advanced math than backend monitoring and alerting.