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Can one be too dumb for programming? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 11 months ago by stirner@lemmy.ml to c/programming@programming.dev
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I've always flunked at math; and knowing how intertwined programming is with math, I'm skeptical of my ability to learn how to code. Can someone be too dumb to learn programming? If it helps, I'm mostly interested in learning Common Lisp.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 11 months ago

I suck at math and I know programming fairly well. It's more about logic and order of operation than anything. Knowing when to add, subtract, multiply or divide. At least when it comes to math knowledge needed. I feel like most people, even the worst at math, know when to use certain operations even if they couldn't solve the equation they wrote.