On 12/24/10, Marko Vojinovic <vvmarko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wednesday 22 December 2010 17:07:46 David Liguori wrote: >> I'm surprised no one has suggested this so far as I've read so I will, >> but if one is really interested in learning about how the hardware works >> the most obvious place to start is "assembly" or "machine" language. > > Well, it actually was suggested before: > > http://www.spinics.net/linux/fedora/fedora-users/msg387760.html > > There were also others that mentioned assembly afterwards, but I cannot > bother > now to dig out all those posts... :-) > > But as I said in that previous post, you don't want to *start* learning > programming with assembly, but rather to *end* it with assembly. > > It gives you a hardware-level perspective on what happens inside a computer, > and that is *not* a perspective any beginner should start with. If I > understood correctly what OP wants, assembly is the ultimate answer to his > wish to understand how programs actually run inside a computer. But in order > to properly grasp the idea, he needs quite some experience in higher-level > languages. > > It's a long road of abstraction from "point&click" GUI to a sequence of > assembly instructions that are actually being executed. As the OP has no > experience in higher levels of programming, it would be hard for him to have > a > reasonable overview of that whole road just by looking at assembly. I would > rather prefer the top-down approach than the bottom-up approach in this > case. > > So the OP should start with, say, python, than advance to C, and then he may > take a look at assembly. The OO and functional languages can be dealt with > afterwards if he wishes to know about them. > >> You don't actually write machine code but rather, "nenomics" that >> correspond to it. > > It's spelled "mnemonics". > > Best, :-) > Marko > With all due respect. I disagree.. Start at the bottom and work up. To learn assembly you need to understand the architecture of the chip. This understanding of chip design and then execution codes will give a great base to start with. Best Marvin -- Marvin J. Kosmal Disclaimer: This email is not intended to provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of Farmer Marvin or any of the hens. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
