On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 1:58 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > > "David Hutto" <smokefl...@gmail.com> wrote >>> >>> should learn to program in assembler (or even microcode) then move >>> to C and then to Python(or similar) and finally to 4G languages. >> >> Even old schooler though would be that we're just directing electrical >> flow from an ac outlet through a dc converter and streaming it through >> the circuit board though. Which is not as easy as it sounds! > > Yeah, but I don't think anyone would claim that was programming! :-) > > Although I did first learn my boolean logic by having to translate > it into switch circuits - real mechanical toggle switches not > electonics... > AND => two switches in series > OR = two switches in parallel > NOT = an "off" switch - ie. on by default > etc/... > > We then moved to relays and finally diodes and resistors... > > But that was training us in electronics not programming. >
How can you distinguish the two, once learned though? I don't know C but I do know python, and the what's below the BIOS(muy basically). > Alan G. > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - tu...@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
