Maybe not a mathematician, but studying math is maybe the better way to understand any logic.

Too me english is not my mother language...Dude i like your reply...there's no magic formula, but as a programmers we usually need study a lot. The key point is the hunger for knowledge and it depends of every person. But taking the topic, if you have a lot of interest in math, surely it will make you a better programmer.

Yeah in ultimate instance. I think that programmers must know economics, math, graphic design, accounting, etc. etc. But in math is the pillar to economics, financial, accountings, physics, business (strongly linked to economics).

jajaja thats not true dude...well...first, i agree with you ;) but the reality says the opposite; how many people is coding every day without doing math or a lack of this...for example web developers are programmers, but do you think all of the web developers know math or worse the "pythagoras theorem"??

Yeah, i agree with you perhaps "best programmers are programmers" but thing this...the people who studies math (p.e. google guys) first are maths and then programmers...in my perspective be a good programmer is more than typing code on an editor... much of the times is work with a piece of paper an pen doing numbers, calculations, diagrams, graphs, etc. And for ultimate instance cames the computer.

I think so dude, but people who studies math as a career generally know all of this stuff (algorithms, data structures, etc.) and is easiest to learn because it's very linked with math (p.e. graphs, trees, nodes, etc). and eventually are the best programmers (in general terms. May be exist some who studies geography and be a good programmer but only a few guys).

Oh! this is just like i want to read! jeje =P you mention than have 40+ years programming career and the web or business applications don't receive help for EE and Math degree. I think that you must have and excellent logic math and compression of abstracts terms but why is so difficult to implement any idea?

Well Alan Turing was a Math guy, the list is big to mention all (don't forget the google guy's, etc).

Yeah i think so...but if you analyze the people who study electrical engineering are like maths people, in fact, electrical circuits are math representations and i think this type of problem improve the logic substantially.

Well, maybe i disagree when you mention that some people who know math can't code... i think in general cases that people who know math can code better than people who studio computer systems engineering (maybe because they know better the abstraction of the things).

Hi, i have a theory...that is that people with math studies are the best in the programming field (if you don't trust me, check Dennis Ritchie, Bjarne Stroustup, Alan Kay, etc)...what is your opinions about this? Is convenient study math books instead of programming books?