# Thoughts after a Year of Math ∩ Programming

DevFeed: [Thoughts after a Year of Math ∩ Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/thoughts-after-a-year-of-math-programming-40276.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.jeremykun.com/2012/06/12/thoughts-after-a-year-of-math-programming/>)

Published: 2012-06-12T06:00:22Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Jeremy Kun](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeremy-kun.md>)

Topics: [Programming](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/programming.md>), [math](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/math.md>), [Software Engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software-engineering.md>), [Algorithms](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/algorithms.md>), [abstraction](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/abstraction.md>)

Tags: [abstraction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/abstraction.md>), [algorithms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/algorithms.md>), [math](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/math.md>), [mathematics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mathematics.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [software-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-design.md>)

## AI overview

A reflective commentary on the relationship between programming and mathematics. It argues that programming is useful for exploring questions and automating tasks, while mathematics helps distill problems, inform algorithms, and support abstraction and software design.

## Source excerpt

After a year of writing this blog, what have I learned about the nature of the relationship between computer programs and mathematics? Here are a few notes that sum up my thoughts, roughly in order of how strongly I agree with them. I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments. Programming is absolutely great for exploring questions and automating tasks. Mathematics is absolutely great for distilling the soul of a problem.