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1. shadow+Mb1[view] [source] 2020-04-27 07:58:36
>>qqqqqu+(OP)
the fundamentals of computer science. Unlike many who comment here regularly, I am not a programmer or developer and though it might seem silly, the way in which a bunch of code written in a programming language of any sort translates to a computer physically or electrically causing things to "happen" because of it has always been a bit fuzzy. I know that electronic systems and machines translate all instructions to binary code but still, from there how does the rest happen? such as an OS on my laptops working the way it does, or more specialized: an unmanned spacecraft autonomously navigating its way through the solar system and doing complex physical tasks. Anyone have a suggestion for a good starting point on learning through these fundamentals and on upwards?
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2. omnibr+kc1[view] [source] 2020-04-27 08:05:50
>>shadow+Mb1
Read "Charles Petzold - Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software", it is a good starter.

https://www.nand2tetris.org/ may also be insightful, but I did not look further into to.

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