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12/05/06 01:04
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 +1 Good Answer/Helpful		 #128944 - No need to memorise
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Ralph Sack said:
I think I will have to memorize the mcs instruction set to be a better programmer.

No.

Memorising the instruction set won't make you a programmer.
It's knowing how to apply the instructions that makes a programmer!

It's not what you know that matters - it's what you know how to find!

Note that I (and others) frequently suggest to read the so-called "bible" - but never to memorise it!
You need to be sufficiently familiar with the "bible" to be able to find things quickly, but pure rote learning is largely poointless!


With time & practice, of course, you will become more familiar with the instruction set and will need to look things up less frequently.


List of 34 messages in thread
TopicAuthorDate
Why so long a learning curve            01/01/70 00:00      
   throw away all \"sample code\"            01/01/70 00:00      
      Somewhat disagree            01/01/70 00:00      
         somewhat agree            01/01/70 00:00      
            Some what agree            01/01/70 00:00      
               an eternity            01/01/70 00:00      
               No need to memorise            01/01/70 00:00      
                  IMHO            01/01/70 00:00      
            well, NOTHING is more detrimental            01/01/70 00:00      
               that's step 2            01/01/70 00:00      
            well, NOTHING is more detrimental            01/01/70 00:00      
   Who says it's easy?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Uncommented code.            01/01/70 00:00      
         baloney            01/01/70 00:00      
            That's why I wrote ...            01/01/70 00:00      
               the point is            01/01/70 00:00      
                  the sceptic approach            01/01/70 00:00      
      Complex?            01/01/70 00:00      
         sometimes it HAS to be poorly structured...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Level of confusion            01/01/70 00:00      
   Dont ever giveup....            01/01/70 00:00      
      Time is the enemy of the craftsman            01/01/70 00:00      
      Thanks            01/01/70 00:00      
         PCA cookbook and other links            01/01/70 00:00      
            ignore that one            01/01/70 00:00      
         Use the fourm luke            01/01/70 00:00      
   the real stuff            01/01/70 00:00      
   start a real project            01/01/70 00:00      
      Well,...            01/01/70 00:00      
   get a SILabs devboard            01/01/70 00:00      
      or any other lowcost quasiICE            01/01/70 00:00      
   also this can be a very usefull tool            01/01/70 00:00      
      No, simulator is NO FUN!            01/01/70 00:00      
      but then DO remember            01/01/70 00:00      

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