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I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

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Re: I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

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Post by ecshafer »

wholinator2 wrote: post #39
skizm wrote: post #18

Meta point: I'm curious of people's thoughts when OPs in general post "I'm N years old..." or "I'm a blind programmer who..." before posting something unrelated to their life situation. Personally I think this falls into the "girls do not exist on the internet" rule of thumb. No reason to state that you're a girl (or 12 years old or whatever) other than to prime people to look upon your writing with lower standards.…

I think kids tend to do it in traditionally adult spaces just as a buffer from the extreme criticism that can exist online. Saying, "someone wrote a cpu guide" has a lot less impact than saying "a teenage girl wrote a cpu guide". I don't think the individual behind the content is all that important and we have to recognize that we only ever see the kids that tell us they're kids, i could be an 8 year old prodigy for…

I think this approach is pretty alien to me. When I was a kid, I hid the fact I was young on the internet because I wanted to be taken seriously and not be dismissed or treated with kids gloves due to my age. I didn't like that I could show a website I built to someone in life and have them say 'oh wow good job kid'. Internet is brutal but usually pretty honest.

Re: I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

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Post by gonehome »

archmaster wrote: post #43
js2 wrote: post #23

Congrats on completing this guide. > There aren't many comprehensive systems resources if you aren't going to college, so I had to sift through tons of different sources of varying quality and sometimes conflicting information. The absolutely best resource you will find is Charles Petzold's Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software . The 2nd edition was just released. https://codehiddenlanguage.com/

Thank you! Looks hardware-y and very interesting, I may well read through it at some point.

I’ll +1 this too - it’s very good and he’s a good teacher, it’s enjoyable to read.

Re: I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

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Post by matsemann »

skizm wrote: post #18

Meta point: I'm curious of people's thoughts when OPs in general post "I'm N years old..." or "I'm a blind programmer who..." before posting something unrelated to their life situation. Personally I think this falls into the "girls do not exist on the internet" rule of thumb. No reason to state that you're a girl (or 12 years old or whatever) other than to prime people to look upon your writing with lower standards.…

> other than to prime people to look upon your writing with lower standards.

I have to admit, a fault of mine is that I sometimes do the opposite. When I read stories about someone younger than me achieving stuff, it's easy to look for faults to diminish the accomplishment.

"High school student made X? Pft, I found a small flaw when skimming the story therefore the whole thing is probably bad and I don't have to feel bad about not achieving the same at that age."

Re: I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

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Post by diarrhea »

This is on my reading list. This little bit sold me on it in the past:

> The bottom of every page is padded so readers can maintain a consistent eyeline.

Such a tiny and, in hindsight, obvious detail. It's surprisingly pleasant. When I noticed that, I knew I had a passion project in front of me.

Re: I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

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Post by kkoncevicius »

lovich wrote: post #58
skizm wrote: post #18

Meta point: I'm curious of people's thoughts when OPs in general post "I'm N years old..." or "I'm a blind programmer who..." before posting something unrelated to their life situation. Personally I think this falls into the "girls do not exist on the internet" rule of thumb. No reason to state that you're a girl (or 12 years old or whatever) other than to prime people to look upon your writing with lower standards.…

Kind of a tangent off your point but you’re referencing the "girls do not exist on the internet" phrase like it was used by people to say don’t bring your identity onto an anonymous forum. Was that how it was used? Back in my forum and chan days when that phrase was common I only saw it used to explicitly try to force women off the internet. It was usually quickly followed up with “tits or gtfo” for instance and I ne…

I've always understood "tits or gtfo" to suggest that if you are mentioning you are a girl then do something related to it (show breasts) or else shut up about being a girl when its not relevant.

Re: I'm 17 and wrote this guide on how CPUs run programs

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Post by hyperliner »

skizm wrote: post #18

Meta point: I'm curious of people's thoughts when OPs in general post "I'm N years old..." or "I'm a blind programmer who..." before posting something unrelated to their life situation. Personally I think this falls into the "girls do not exist on the internet" rule of thumb. No reason to state that you're a girl (or 12 years old or whatever) other than to prime people to look upon your writing with lower standards.…

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