Re: Mathematicians vs Engineers vs programmers

"Ioannis" <morpheus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
Nimo wrote:
[snip]

All the things on your table, now
judge your self

Mathematician------->Programmer, but not

Programmer----------> Mathematician.

The above is correct:

A good mathematician can be a good programmer, but not vice-versa:

A good programmer may not be necessarily a good mathematician, hence:

Mathematician => Programmer

Your inference is bollocks. A good mathematician may be a
lousy programmer.

Phil
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