>> 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?
Indeed. That was sometime back in 1995, so not that long time ago.
The same year, I did my first web pages. (naturally with notepad....)
And now that I'm thinking about..... I have to take back my earlier
statement that I have never had any computer science education. I did
indeed take one entry level class at the Univerisity of Northern
Colorado. I have completely forgotten that. That is where I made this
assembly program. (I was a lot better at working with circuits than with
the program, but I got it done with some math help from the teacher.)
The reason why simple program quickly become very complex was the
limitation of the registers being 8-bit. (or was it bytes) That needed
some additional math for calculations needed in the program.
>
>> 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.
>
They don't have to. And I rarely use mouse when filling up forms on the
web. TAB has been invented for a reason!!! (and Shift-TAB too...)
Also with modern web design, there is a parameter called "tabindex". One
can actually specify the order cursor travels from one field to another
when filling up forms.
Petri
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