simulating chorded keyboards

[John Abreau]

If the purpose is to play and learn, rather than to solve a problem, then
there's nothing wrong with inventing your own programming language.

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 9:07 PM, David Rysdam <david at rysdam.org> wrote:

> John Abreau <jabr at blu.org> writes:
> > Same logic could be applied to programming. Why write in C++, Java,
> > Perl, or Python, when he could have the fun of designing his own
> > programming language from scratch?
>
> You say this like it's a bad idea for a 13 year old to make things.
>
> > Heck, why not take it a step further and savor the joys of designing and
> > fabricating his own CPU? Or even reinvent the entire history of
> technology
> > right from the beginning with the earliest stone axe? Yabba dabba do!  :)
>
> Actually, he's already built (some of) his own CPU in Minecraft redstone.
>



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