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Feb 22, 2018

I think this is an important part of the misunderstanding. Yeah, my formal training in maths is quite poor, but when I'm moving stuff around and manipulating programmatic structures, experimenting with patterns and motifs and light in my art, I feel like I'm touching mathematics.

Brendan Zabarauskas

@brendanzab

Feb 22, 2018

This is a good talk from a lecturer that teaches mathematics to folks in the humanities: youtube.com/watch?v=ho7oag

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@sean_of_w

Feb 22, 2018

I'll have to give that a listen around lunchtime; that said, I'm intrigued reading Lockhart's Lament right now.

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I would also agree that art and history and the humanities has also shaped me a great deal as well, and some mathematicians and programmers are equally likely to forsake them, perhaps seeing them in a utilitarian light, or worse: consider them a waste of time.

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I've met far too many people in the STEM fields who see the arts and humanities as a total waste of time. Worse, I've met a lot of businesspeople and managers who agree with that sentiment. 😣

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@sean_of_w

Feb 22, 2018

Drawing this back to the original topic: A lot of people seem to take the *language* out of *programming language*, and forget that *language* — communication, expression, the written word — is the part that makes it human.