/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/study-finds-you-can-learn-coding-without-being-good-at-mathLanguage skills can help a user learn to code, rather than numeracy, since programming is similar to learning a new language. (Image Credit: Justin Abernethy/U. of Washington) Anyone who wants to learn to code won’t need to rely as much on mathe...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/businessofengineering/b/blog/posts/study-finds-you-can-learn-coding-without-being-good-at-mathFri, 06 Mar 2020 22:15:53 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:21920981-275f-411e-8460-ee9303af3a6fDAB1<p>It all depends upon what you call math.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I call logic math. If you do not understand logic, you will not be a successful programmer.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yes, you can cookie cut code and make things work, but you will be clueless on how to figure out why a given program does not work the way it should.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So I would be VERY careful about saying you do not need to understand math to program. It misleads people into thinking they can do more than they should.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=8798&AppID=96&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">