Re: TIB: Editing programs

To: ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: TIB: Editing programs
From: ASimPerson@aol.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 22:48:20 EST
Reply-To: ti-basic@lists.ticalc.org


Okay, I don't know ASM, but I feel qualified to drop these few tidbits:
1. It's like a foreign language.
2. Assembly language (ASM for short) is what is called a 'low-level' 
programming language. Meaning that the instuctions aren't very inutive. 
They're so low that the only things under them are hex and binary code. The 
languages you might know (like BASIC, or even C++ and Java, maybe Pascal) are 
'high-level' langauges. They feature instructions closer to something we can 
understand. I can't give examples (as I said, I don't know ASM). 

Also, you should now there is a constant, on-going debate about BASIC vs. 
ASM. Each side presents different cases (i.e. BASIC is easy to program, but 
ASM is faster and smaller, etc....). It's probably best not to get involved 
in that.

In summary, ASM is a programming laguage which you cannot comprehend with the 
naked eye. Of course, some people say that ASM is capable of just about 
anything, and maybe they're right....I don't know. I'm curious though, what 
calculator did you get?

ASimPerson

In a message dated 1/25/00 9:17:40 PM Central Standard Time, HaRMaN10@aol.com 
writes:

<< i wasnt planning on programming it [ASM] or anything just wandered about 
it    >>



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