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Re:Ask HN: Why do many CS graduates lack foundational knowle... by arethuza on Monday March 20, 2023 @07:58AM (#35230279)
Analogue computers can handle certain classes of problems very nicely and they don't follow "sequences of arithmetic or logical operations"?
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Re:Ask HN: Why do many CS graduates lack foundational knowle... by alxmng on Monday March 20, 2023 @08:15AM (#35230416)
Yes, analog computers are very interesting. Though they typically do include arithmetic operations. They were often programmed with patch bays and the program is the patch bay configuration. So the programming was still discrete.
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Re:Ask HN: Why do many CS graduates lack foundational knowle... by dcow on Monday March 20, 2023 @12:08PM (#35233681)
Wikipedia is literally telling you there’s a difference between the abstract study of the logic that underpins how we approach designing and programming computers, and the actual tools and processes used to do so, and you’re just ignoring it. IDK how else to help you.

Nobody is arguing that computers don't compute. Why are you stuck on that minutia?

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