Well, one thing’s for sure. The programming mystery I’ve had for about seven years has been solved tonight. I’ve always aspired to be a programmer, and yet I couldn’t figure out why C++ (the language I tried to learn) was so limited in its arguments. The bulk of its commands seemed to be centered around mathematics, something which I couldn’t quite wrap my head around. How were programs created from this nonsense? How can you make something real out of pure math? Well, pcguide.com explains this phenomenon quite clearly.
A processor only understands a few limited instructions, which are usually quite primitive: for example, a processor can multiply two numbers, or make a decision based on the result of comparing a number against another one. All programs you use on your PC are built from these mathematical “building blocks”, even though their complex appearance makes this difficult to believe.
Heh, had I known that from the start, I probably would have programmed something by now. Instead, I’ve been scratching my head thinking this must be some sort of mistake, that maybe I’ve got the wrong version of C++, and “what’s wrong with my computer?” Hehe.. at least I have this misconception clarified now.
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