Article on Maths

Steve Yegge posted an entry on Maths for Programmers.

That article is very insightful. It analyzes how mathematics can be useful to any programmer at any time.

We have all lost touch with basic mathematics and need to gear up. His suggestion is that mathematics should be learned breadth-first and not depth-first. By knowing different mathematical solutions, we can identify which section a problem belongs to and approach it correctly.

Another suggestion for all of us is to start with any math section on Wikipedia, follow it until we understand it, and make it a daily habit.