Anyone here remember Snow Crash? The book was a fun read, but part of it relied on the fact that hackers, (real hackers, not leet kiddies) have certain "neurolinguistic patterns burned into the deep structures" of their brain. Most of that was needed for the plot, but i think it has some truth.
Haven't you ever wanted to write out your math assignments with some simple for next loops? Programming adds a whole new mass of ideas that your brain can use. Like recipes. Wouldn't they be better written in BASIC? I think so. Everyone can read it, and it is more precise. As long as you stay away from those gotos.;-)
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Anyone here remember Snow Crash? The book was a fun read, but part of it relied on the fact that hackers, (real hackers, not leet kiddies) have certain "neurolinguistic patterns burned into the deep structures" of their brain. Most of that was needed for the plot, but i think it has some truth.
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Haven't you ever wanted to write out your math assignments with some simple for next loops? Programming adds a whole new mass of ideas that your brain can use. Like recipes. Wouldn't they be better written in BASIC? I think so. Everyone can read it, and it is more precise. As long as you stay away from those gotos.
Doesn't India have an unusually high percentage of computer programmers? Maybe that has something to do with language?