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How a Computer Works - from silicon to apps

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An explanation of how computers function from silicon transistors and logic gates up to binary, memory, and running programs.

A whistle-stop tour of how computers work, from how silicon is used to make computer chips, perform arithmetic to how programs run and computer graphics are displayed. Contents: - Introduction - Transistors - Logic gates - Binary numbers - Memory and clock - Instructions - Loops - Input and output - Conclusion **----** Further watching if you are interested Computerphile has many great videos, such as this in-depth look at floating point numbers: youtube.com/watch?v=PZRI1IfStY0 For many in-depth computer subjects I highly recommend Brian Will's channel: youtube.com/user/briantwill Particularly his videos on graphics: youtube.com/watch?v=bfvmPa9eWew

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What people say. Recommended to help programmers understand low-level memory and hardware concepts.

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On “Hey I now switched from Python to Rust and I find it very hard to learn. Everything is so cryptic, it is hard to remember. Anybody else here coming from Python ?”

Rust is definitely a bit more cryptic than Python and I understand your confusion. However Rust is also a hecc of a lot less cryptic than for example C++. Perhaps, gaining a deeper understanding of how memory works, would help you wrap your head around Rust a bit easier, as memory is a thing we talk about quite often in Rust. link to this video
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