Dear Python-List,
an old dog wants to learn some new tricks.
Due to my contact with microcontrollers, I am learning C/C++. I am aware that
this is the
endearing, helpful, yet chatty python-list. Many of you are competent
C-programmers.
The allure of C is that I can play directly with memory.
For example, bitwise operators are neat (here a shift):
C:
int res = 1 << 4
printf("%d\n", res)
16
Translates to pseudocrap:
0000 0001 -> leftwards bitshift of 4 places -> 0001 0000
I think that is pretty neat. After having imbibed the some of the computational
basis for binary
digits (X₂) a few weeks ago, I learned yesterday about hexadecimals (X₁₆).
While in the rabbit
hole, I learned about Claude Shannon's and Alan Turing's work on digital logic.
I am excited to
learn about what kind of computations I can do in these number systems.
Therefore, what book or learning course do you recommend? I imagine something
that tours or skims
the fundamentals of Boolean algebra and digital logic, and then goes to C and
some fun homework
problems. It may seem to you that the emphasis there is wrongly placed.
Thank you for the tips.
Cheers,
Brian
PS: Can I twiddle bits in Python?
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