From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,baaf5f793d03d420 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: fc89c,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gidfc89c,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,97188312486d4578 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,6154de2e240de72a X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public From: "James A. Squire" Subject: Re: What's the best language to start with? [was: Re: Should I learn C or Pascal?] Date: 1996/08/07 Message-ID: <3208D0B8.24B@csehp3.mdc.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 172721687 references: <01bb8342$88cc6f40$32ee6fcf@timhome2> <01bb83cc$fb35e180$87ee6fce@timpent.airshields.com> <4u8lff$3bs@solutions.solon.com> <01bb846c$e51df220$87ee6fce@timpent.airshields.com> content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii organization: MDA Avionics Tools & Processes mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.unix.programmer,comp.lang.ada x-mailer: Mozilla 2.01 (X11; I; HP-UX A.09.01 9000/715) Date: 1996-08-07T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Tim Behrendsen wrote: > Of course, but I'm talking about abstractions of assembly, i.e., > HLLs. Remember, C (or any HLL) does not really exist as far as > the computer knows. Assembly is the direct raw instruction set of > the physical machine. If the student is learning algorithms in > assembly, they are unquestionably learning the algorithm, and not > just some vague concept wrapped in 10 layers of wool. Actually, Assembly doesn't exist either, as far as the computer knows. Machine language is the direct raw instruction set of the physical machine. Plan on teaching your students to program in 1's and 0's soon? -- James Squire mailto:ja_squire@csehp3.mdc.com MDA Avionics Tools & Processes McDonnell Douglas Aerospace http://www.mdc.com/ Opinions expressed here are my own and NOT my company's "My God. Whoever's piloting that shuttle's a madman!" -- Ivanova (about Londo), "A Voice in the Wilderness II"