How important is Maths for Programming

[Haircut]

one aspect the OP should consider is what area he/she wants to go into. Some areas pay a lot more than others. If you work for a investment bank, you should expect about 70k ~100k but you will need financial maths

In most cases you really won't.
I've spent the best part of the last 10 years developoing software in investment banks and, unless you're working as a quant, financial maths barely enters into things.

 

[FoxEye]

I'm only a hobbyist coder. I do know that if you start doing anything with 2D/3D collision detection you need A-level equivalent maths. There are lots of useful resources on the 'net tho, and nothing to stop you blatantly stealing their code

But it does help to be able to understand what's going on.

No idea about business apps, but from what I've seen that's more about data storage, searching, etc, and working with massive SQL databases. I would imagine not very much maths required.

 

[Tephnos]

I'm only a hobbyist coder. I do know that if you start doing anything with 2D/3D collision detection you need A-level equivalent maths. There are lots of useful resources on the 'net tho, and nothing to stop you blatantly stealing their code

But it does help to be able to understand what's going on.

No idea about business apps, but from what I've seen that's more about data storage, searching, etc, and working with massive SQL databases. I would imagine not very much maths required.

You're correct. Barely any at all.

 

[Johnny20270]

In most cases you really won't.
I've spent the best part of the last 10 years developoing software in investment banks and, unless you're working as a quant, financial maths barely enters into things.

yes your right, I should clarify. I mean a front office developer, or quant programmer but you need financial maths, good C++ / C# skills and to a lesser extent knowledge of the specific area (i.e. rates, credit, equities etc).

 

[GravyMonster]

How is this thread still going?

The same answers are being given on the third page as was in the first 10 answers.