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[โ€“] funkyb@lemmy.world 36 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea that's not explained better than a math teach. They just swapped notation common in math, for notation common in one specific programming language. it's only easier for the audience who happens to be familiar with programming in general, and that language in particular.

[โ€“] ipkpjersi@lemmy.one 6 points 1 year ago

I think the concept of a for loop is easier to learn, even for non-programmers, as biased as I may be.