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Having taught both I get what you are saying, but the rigor required in programming is quite trivial compared to that in mathematics. Writing a well structured program is much more comparable to what is involved in careful mathematical writing. It's precisely the internal semantic coherence and consistency, rather than syntactic correctness, that is hardest.


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