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On htdp.org: https://htdp.org/2018-01-06/Book/part_prologue.html

"If programming were just about numbers and arithmetic, it would be as boring as mathematics."

What's wrong with this author?



"Just kidding: mathematics is a fascinating subject, but you won’t need much of it for now."


Thanks. It's on a sidebar and I didn't see that. Still, I don't think that's good humour.


From an AI point of view, all subjects are the camouflage of mathematics. If a person with good math thinking and boredom can learn many subjects as quickly as possible.




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