Re: [Nolug] Introducing myself

On 12/06/08 22:30, Petri Laihonen wrote:
>
> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> On 12/06/08 17:26, B. Estrade wrote:
>>> On Sat, Dec 06, 2008 at 05:21:54PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> Do you *know* any assembly? If you did (only a modest knowledge is
>>>> needed), then I'm positive that you'd change your tune.
>>> Yes.
>>>
>>> I am not saying it is worthless or uninspiring. I just think that
>>> it is more on the advanced side of learning programming rather
>>> than the beginning side.
>> Which is why I never said that assembler should be the first language
>> you learn.
>>
>> But after a couple of years...
> As a "first" language, I have written a small program with assembly
> before I ever got to do anything with any other language. The biggest
> problem with that was a required certain level of math knowledge, which
> I don't have. A very simple program quickly became way too complex
> because of needed math.

????

Your *first* computer program was actually written in assembly?

> Can I do the same program again with assembly.... hell no.... I don't
> have a slightest clue anymore of where to even begin. (Excluding google)
> However, I know that the same "program" I made, can be done with PHP a
> lot faster, and a lot simpler. (+ nice web interface as a bonus.....)

Maybe it's because I'm an old geezer who grew up on WordStar, the
"green screen" and am used to tabbing around fields, but IMNSHO web
forms usually suck, relying *waaaay* too much on the mouse.

-- 
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA
How does being physically handicapped make me Differently-Abled?
What different abilities do I have?
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