you don't need a program to think, do you?Quote:
Originally posted by _uj
A programming language is a formal definition of an abstract computer. It's this abstract computer you think of when you program. You don't need an OS to think, do you?
it's when you fail to seperate the abstract from real world concepts that you come to this mishmashed theory...Quote:
To actually run the program you'll need an implementation of the abstract computer in some combination of software and/or hardware but that's a different story.
It's when you fail to separate abstract concepts from possible implementations you end up with the kind of mishmash "theory" you presented.
