3 Apr
2006
3 Apr
'06
12:13 a.m.
Don Y wrote:
I prefer "software engineer" as most
"programmers" are little
more than "coders". Note how few people can start a project
from a CLEAN sheet of paper (vs. how many can modify something
that already exists)
I guess I belong to the 'coders' class.
I like quad paper myself. :)
.
Right now I am trying for a clean new 18 bit
cpu design
that is 30 years late if I ever stop modifying the design.
I picked up Knuth for programing ideas rather than sneeky tricks
that you find here and there when I write software for this
beast. Note I am planning 16k for the OS and 48k for user programs
since I only ordered 64k of memory.
Ben alias Woodelf