[relics443]

I have a graduate degree in CS. I'm well versed in most aspects of the field. I pride myself on writing clean, efficient code, and architecting correctly. I also have a learning disability (dyscalculia) which makes certain things difficult (discrete math, calculus, etc...).

The fact that CS is based on mathematic principles does not make it a math degree (although that did make things challenging for me at times).

[type0]

> The fact that CS is based on mathematic principles does not make it a math degree (although that did make things challenging for me at times).

But in order for it to be a useful degree you need to have math as supporting subject. This is the same as if you want to be molecular biologist you need to know a few semesters worth of chemistry otherwise you'd be given endless hard time, which you seem to understand.

I studied math at uni but because I haven't studied enough it always is so much harder to grok all important things in programming and CS. I would argue that it is a huge roadblock for anyone wanting to become any good at CS, but then again there's programming and there's 'programming'.

[relics443]

"But in order for it to be a useful degree you need to have math as supporting subject."

My university allowed me to make a custom degree that did not include calculus and didn't take my discrete math grade into account. I'm not what you would call "well-versed" in anything math related. I understand the theory for a few things I've looked into but that's as far as it goes.

In all of my career (~10 years) I've never once found myself at a disadvantage because of it, and it's never held me back from doing or understanding something.

I'm sure there are some areas of the field I'll have difficulty with (low level graphics, etc..), but even then I find that with enough hard work and an alternative approach to understanding the problem I can get things done.