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Is it possible to hate math and still be a competent software engineer?
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>>16542642
yes
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>>16542642
considering you barely need any math in programing sure
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>>16542649
Then why do CS degrees require so many math courses?
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>>16542650
Because CS is an academic field and not a training bootcamp
It's the same difference as in a Mechanical engineer and a Mechanic.
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>>16542656
Ok but it's the only degree that can get you a software engineering job. I don't think that mechanic analogy works because mechanics don't design cars, they only fix them.
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>>16542642
The term "software engineer" itself is quite vague.
It includes everyone from a person writing drivers for rockets to a generic webshitter.
In development related to graphics and rendering a lot of Math knowledge is needed.
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>>16542661
Well I meant more like low level os development or maybe embedded programming. Those are the things that interest me most.
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>>16542663
A lot of Concepts in Engineering and Computer science are downstream from physics and mathematics.
Most Embedded software developers have a background in Electrical and Computer Engineering.
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See?
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>>16542663
Systems software development is covered in a generic CS curriculum.
However Operating systems have been developed over decades and there is a lot to learn in terms of philosophy and design.
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>>16542661
i do development in graphics and rendering, i don't know shit about math, i just steal other people's algorithms like people copying html into their myspace back in the day
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>>16542689
How did you get hired? Didn't they realize you're a fraud in the interview?
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>>16542650
Troll in four. Try harder.
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>>16542706
jeets are expert scammers.
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>>16542706
graphics is a low iq field lol
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>>16542706
i make custom engine on my own, i'm being sarcastic, i know a good amount of math but i'm far from a mathematician
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>>16542642
Yes, most programmers just look shit up on google anyway



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