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Do you think spelling is trivial and irrelevant in a foreign language class?

That's a poor comparison given they said CS theory.

I could easily imagine a CS theory course that doesn't involve any programming language at all.

Yes, there are some university CS courses on topics like discrete mathematics, theory of computation, and ethics that don't involve any programming.

Gotta know your math syntax in those classes

In 2026? Absolutely.

Would you say the same thing for teaching math or music?

Lambda calculus?!