Answer 1

IMO, finding good instruction short-circuits the issue here. You may not be able to choose your schoolteacher, but it's getting easier to find instructors (e.g. YouTube) who teach 'human' math:

Math Isn't Hard It's A Language | Randy Palisoc | TEDx
https://youtu.be/V6yixyiJcos (about 9 minutes)

Because yes, math helps you 'get' programming. But do you REQUIRE it? Nope...and you can use math-like code for a long time without ever using the word.

...but "if you aren't getting good instruction, go find better" continues to be my wish.

Answer 2

You don't have to know advanced math to be a good programmer, but you should have a solid grasp of the basics. And by basics I mean high school and college level math. It goes without saying, the more math you know the better you will be at everything, not just programming. :)

Answer 3

https://forum.freecodecamp.org/t/how-much-math-do-i-need-to-be-an-effective-coder/162280?u=jc7467

Answer 4

It is'nt necessary to be strong in math for coding. Coding requires logic, intuition, ntelligence , patience, perseverance, attendance, constance; without these quality, your skills mathematics will be used to nothing. But it is necessary to know something about the caculs arithmetic and understanding enough thrust connectors logical to better programming.
However, if one wants to code a program to calculations mathematics advanced as algebra, analysis, statistics, operational research , it should be a good dose math and science related.

Answer 5

I get it, I just use extremes to focus / break paradigms. I forget what the analysis strategy is called, but the purpose is to highlight the absurdly simplest (or unreasonably complex) cases, and leave the 'fiddly middle' (where you can forever fool yourself 'satsficing'*).

People often automatically draw back to their worldview, yielding a foundational understanding to build upon.
(edit: establish where we are, where we're going, what we're trying to do)

Lately I've been doing this a lot to help people understand malware/quantum computing/AI, etc -- (I mean for it to be bridge-building)

* wikipedia : "...select the first option that ... seems to address most needs rather than the "optimal" solution."

Answer 6

To be a good programmer, you do need to
have basic math skills. But what really
counts is doing what you love
doing, whatever it
is, such as playing football, basketball,
playing the guitar or programming .
Whatever you love doing in life ,
you will get better at it over time as you keep practicing it, whatever your hobby
or job is in life. As long you love doing
something , that's what really matters
in life.

Answer 7

overall those who are good at math will be good coders.

Answer 8

Never give up!