发现他说的和我想的一样,就把这个思想整理下来
a)A programmer is greatly influenced by the language in which programs are written; there is an over whelming tendency(压倒性的趋势) to prefer constructions that are simplest in that language,rather than those that are best for the machine. By understanding a machine-oriented language, the programmer will tend to use a much more effecient method; it is much closer to reality.
b) The programs we require are, with a few exceptions, all rather short, so with a suitable computer there will be no trouble understanding the programs.
c) High-level languages are inadequate for discussing important low-level details such as corooutine linkage. random number generation,multi-precision arithmetic, and many problems involving the efficient usage of memory.
d) A person who is more than casually interested in computers should be well schooled in machine language, since it is a fundamental part of a computer.
e) Some machine language would be necessary anyway as output of the software programs described in many of the examples.
f) New algebraic languages go in and put of fashion every five years or so, while I am trying to emphasize concepts that are timeless.