Master of the Machine
John Q Durden edited this page Oct 9, 2015
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A master of the machine is someone who knows not just how to program, but:
- Knows that the program that exists in his/her high-level language must get translated for "la machine".
- Knows that the language of the machine is binary words, composing both data and instructions.
- Knows that there are space vs. time trade-offs for everything.
- Knows that the DigitalLogic and BinaryArithmetic are the linguas-franca that must be mastered and should not dabble in the dark arts of LISP.