this has been my approach to study also. some people are fine with what some might call "magic" and they never worry about lower level details. anyway if you wa

this has been my approach to study also. some people are fine with what some might call "magic" and they never worry about lower level details. anyway if you want an approach from bottom up you should look at learning a lisp, especially common lisp http://clhs.lisp.se/Body/f_disass.htm http://clhs.lisp.se/Body/f_disass.htm