[ale] Computer Architecture class?

[Ron Frazier (ALE)]

In regard to Michael's comment, I've threatened to buy this book a few times but haven't:

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Assembly-Language-Randall-Hyde/dp/1593272073

It looks pretty good thumbing through it at the book store.  I cannot speak to how it compares to other books.  I've never been willing to devote the time to it to learn it, and I like gui's, so I've never bought it.  I think it would be intellectually interesting though.  I learned 6502 assembly language way back in college.  I like the idea of blazing fast code, but with modern processors, you don't pay as much of a penalty for high level language.

Ron



Michael Potter <michael at potter.name> wrote:

>If you qualify for the prereqs for the class, then it _may_ be
>worthwhile.  Even then you would be competing for jobs with people
>with PhDs.
>
>If you want to feel closer to the metal I think you are better off
>learning assembly language (including page table handling).
>
>
>
>On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Leam Hall <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:
>> "this course explores techniques that go into designing a modern
>> microprocessor."
>>
>> Even deeper than the former.
>>
>> Leam
>>
>>
>> On 09/03/2013 06:15 PM, Wolf Halton wrote:
>>>
>>> computer architecture,  like mainboards and risers and backplanes;
>or
>>> network architecture like routers, switches and subnets and
>firewalls?
>>>
>>> Wolf Halton
>>> --
>>> http://wolfhalton.info
>>> Apache developer:
>>> wolfhalton at apache.org <mailto:wolfhalton at apache.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sep 3, 2013 4:08 PM, "leam hall" <leamhall at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:leamhall at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hey all, reverse question. Coursera has a Computer Architecture
>>>     class starting in a couple weeks.
>>>
>>>     https://www.coursera.org/course/comparch
>>>
>>>     I like the *idea* of knowing that sort of stuff but I've never
>been
>>>     in a job that would need it. Has anyone done so and can you tell
>me,
>>>     on list or off, what the job was like? I'm certain I want to
>know
>>>     more and do more, but don't want to spend time chasing the wrong
>>>     dream. This course is one of several I could take, so I'm trying
>to
>>>     pick one and go with it.
>>>
>>>     Thanks!
>>>
>>>     Leam
>>>
>>>     --
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