Better programming with discrete math

>>8932806
You're funny. You simply don't need to make anything with that kind of math unless you are a total faggot trying to use some meme-tier "neural network, bro!". To get better at programming you simply need constantly work on programming projects that test your ability/push your limits (IE, something you have to read heavy documentation for). If you refuse to do this you won't get better you will be a shitty programmer forever

>>8932806
That's too abstract, I think, to really be reasonable. Sure, maybe it can help you figure out a more efficient path, but 90% of all the bad code out there is that way just because of a lack of common sense. I think this is way overthinking it.

Here are my *sign* hard-learned tips:
>look at what others have done for real projects.
>don't be averse to following standards
>for the love of god, not everything needs to be a damned class
>think in terms of data structure, not algorithms. Algorithms are easy to change later, but changing data structure is much harder-- get that as close to right as you can the first time.

>>8932814
That in and of itself isn't enough. Lots of people think the way to be a "good programmer" is to write TONS of fucking code, wrap every instance variable behind a getter and setter, also they make everything a fucking class. Do you want to perpetuate the Java scourge? Because that's how you perpetuate the Java scourge.

>>8932806
discrete ((((math)))) is useful only in few discrete transforms. rest of is just pure mental masturbation, and taking credit from topologists.and graph theory is a subfield of its own

So what chapters of this textbook are actually useful to programming? Set theory, proofs?

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>>8932806
Get dedicated books on the topics instead.

>>8934423
Nothing. Discrete math books are useless unless they are ~3k pages. You want to get a book on each chapter of these bullshit texts. Conflating topology into 200 pages is ridiculous.

>>8933658
is math jewish?

>>8934433
thats a big list

Sorry to be that guy, but looking for the last PDF for summer classes and seemed at least in the wheelhouse.

9780821847893
A Discrete Transition to Advanced Mathematics (4E)
Richmond

Found the solution manual

lasso lasso oojee kuusepuu

>>8934433
>Yeah bro just spend a year studying this topic and get a gorillion different books instead of spending a few month and use one book
Whoever wrote that post is retarded, and you're equally retarded for screen-capping it and reposting it.
Never post on /sci/ again.

>>8934433
>Recommending Analytic Combinatorics for someone trying to get into discrete math

The poster's only intention was to name drop, because the recommendation is asinine.

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>>8932806

>>8932806

I would say that you will definately become better at serious programming with discrete math

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google "discreet mathematics demystified" it's a legit book