From: admin@127.0.0.1   
      
   On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 08:02:04 -0000 (UTC)   
   Lawrence D'Oliveiro  wrote:   
      
   > On Tue, 25 Feb 2025 07:28:37 +0000, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:   
   >   
   > > Raspberry Pi sort of wanted to revive that simpler times, but it only   
   > > works with a higher level language (Python); (ARM assembly is   
   > > notoriously obscure).   
   >   
   > Now days the definition of “low-level” programming is using a language   
   > like C. Note also that the Pi, being a full Linux system, has access to   
   > all the range of languages available in any major Linux distro. Maybe you   
   > want to try C++ or D instead of C? Ada? Smalltalk? Really want to get your   
   > hands dirty an old-style assembly language, for some vintage architecture   
   > like the PDP-11? Apple II? Altair 8800? IBM 1401? Software emulators for   
   > all of these are available.   
   >   
   > Modern assembly/machine language is the way it is because it’s designed   
   > for compilers to generate efficient code, not for humans to understand.   
      
   Bu that was the thrill of those early home computers; wrestling   
   the cpu into doing your bidding and really getting to understand the   
   fundamentals.   
      
   Disclaimer: I never can quite grasp logic diagrams with NAND gates. I   
   follow the steps, see it for a moment, then fail to "really understand the   
   fundamentals".   
      
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   Bah, and indeed Humbug.   
      
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