On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 2:23 PM, David Hutto <smokefl...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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).
Not How, but maybe , more importantly, why? To avoid the low-level programming confusion, or for more control over user gui's(Meaning client wants)? > > >> 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
