Re: Dumbing down?

On Thu, 24 May 2007 20:44:47 +0100, Jeff Rollin wrote:

So why do so many introductory textbooks insist that it isn't?

Jacquard's cards originated in the weaving industry. There might have
been arithmetic involved, but I doubt that there was much "math".

Programming is one of those things where the patterns and designs get more
interesting when you look at them through the lens of mathematics, but
there isn't any obvious need to start from that perspective if all you
want is some code.

IMO, YMMV, etc...

--
Andrew

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