>> programming is a branch of mathematics. I saw a cryptographer interviewed. She was maybe 20yo and was working onboard a US aircraft carrier. Installing and

>> programming is a branch of mathematics. I saw a cryptographer interviewed. She was maybe 20yo and was working onboard a US aircraft carrier. Installing and managing cryptographic systems does not make one a cryptographer. Doing math via computer programing also does not make one a mathematician any more than driving a car makes one a mechanic.