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by gosukiwi 1070 days ago
Yeah not my thing either, I'd rather see a cheatsheet and a few examples lol
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anyfoo 1070 days ago
You can't learn a programming language like that, unless it already has very similar paradigms to languages you already know. For example, try to learn APL[1] or Haskell like that (or just assembly if you haven't done any kind of assembly yet).

[1] And that's not just because of the arcane symbols.

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marginalia_nu 1070 days ago
I think assembly is probably the one language family you'd find most success learning from a reference sheet.
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anyfoo 1070 days ago
Once you've been told what a register, a stack, and an addressing mode is (among other details), sure. But then you do know the paradigms already.

But of the languages I mentioned, assembly is certainly the one where the required concepts can be explained quickest, probably by far...

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Cerium 1070 days ago
Yeah, sure - as long as that reference sheet is the CPU reference manual.
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