[mattbgates]

I had taught myself programming when I was 12 years old which was just visual basic 3. I'd stuck with all the VBs throughout their lifetime. In college, I decided to quit programming. I wanted to not stare at a computer screen all day. So my degree is in psychology, not anything related to computers. So... the other reason for going that route was that I hated math and anything related to computer science required a significant amount of math.

I was able to make it through Algebra II but my science degree required another math course. I would've done anything to get out of it and I did just that. I took a programming course called Introduction to Python over the summer, a 5-week course, and I aced it. I loved Python. So that was my fourth programming languagage (VB, Javascript, VB.NET) and it helped me grasp the understanding of my 5th language: PHP.

I love programming but feel that a Logical class in Philosophy teaches you more about programming than mathematics. But I'm sure calculus is important somewhere in programming.