[aklug] Re: first assembly program!

From: Christopher Howard <christopher.howard@frigidcode.com>
Date: Sun Feb 26 2012 - 15:59:51 AKST

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On 02/26/2012 10:22 AM, barsalou wrote:
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> Chris,
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> I love your enthusiasm for this!
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> Mike B.
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>

Thanks! I guess as I get older, I find myself less attracted to high
level languages and frameworks, and more interested in how hardware
works and how to manipulate it. <rant>Seems like one of the saddest
things about the modern age is that we have computer technology more
powerful and more advanced than anything even imagined throughout most
of history, yet most people don't even care how any of it works, let
alone understand it. Used to be that people (like Torvalds) wrote
their own software in assembly just so they could send an e-mail. Now
people don't even care what their operating system is doing, so long
as it lets them log into WoW or check their Facebook page.</rant>

Sigh... Anyway, I'm especially intrigued by this micro-controller
technology. Seems like another overlooked wonder of our age, that
anyone can buy a general purpose computer (has memory, processes
instructions, etc.) half the size of your thumb for $30 and use it to
control stuff. Pretty amazing if you sit back for a moment and think
about it.

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