As someone with both a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics I'd agree.
My CS degree was quite theoretical (completed in 1999) so it wasn't just being taught the language of the day (we did x86 assembly, Modula-2, Prolog, Lisp, C++ and Occam).
The Mathematics degree has definitely been useful for programming; specifically set theory, matrix manipulation and linear algebra, number theory, and graphs/networks/design, but a lot of it is stuff I'm unlikely to use for usual programming areas. Number theory (and implications within assymetric encryption) is where I'll probably look to continue learning (as part of a Masters degree) if I find the time.
My CS degree was quite theoretical (completed in 1999) so it wasn't just being taught the language of the day (we did x86 assembly, Modula-2, Prolog, Lisp, C++ and Occam).
The Mathematics degree has definitely been useful for programming; specifically set theory, matrix manipulation and linear algebra, number theory, and graphs/networks/design, but a lot of it is stuff I'm unlikely to use for usual programming areas. Number theory (and implications within assymetric encryption) is where I'll probably look to continue learning (as part of a Masters degree) if I find the time.