Computer Forums - View Single Post

Invidious · 12-12-2008, 12:33 AM

I don't know any programming languages, well I know a little bit of some languages.

I used to have a friend who was around when computers were first being used by libraries. She worked in a library and no one knew how to use whatever machine it was that used the punch cards, so she learned how to do it because she figured she could play with it and not be disturbed. I'm not sure if she was using binary for that, but whatever she was doing she said it was frustrating.

I don't think even if given the opportunity I would want to learn binary writing. But if you want to at least be given some idea of what it was like, go find an oldy to talk to. Younger programmers probably have had fleeting thoughts about binary only to remember, oh hey, what is the point? Hehe.

I know how to convert binary to base 10, but I have no clue how to use it to make a computer do anything hehe.

12-12-2008, 12:33 AM	#16 (permalink)
Invidious Newb Techie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 27	Re: Writing a program in binary I don't know any programming languages, well I know a little bit of some languages. I used to have a friend who was around when computers were first being used by libraries. She worked in a library and no one knew how to use whatever machine it was that used the punch cards, so she learned how to do it because she figured she could play with it and not be disturbed. I'm not sure if she was using binary for that, but whatever she was doing she said it was frustrating. I don't think even if given the opportunity I would want to learn binary writing. But if you want to at least be given some idea of what it was like, go find an oldy to talk to. Younger programmers probably have had fleeting thoughts about binary only to remember, oh hey, what is the point? Hehe. I know how to convert binary to base 10, but I have no clue how to use it to make a computer do anything hehe.