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Favorite part: "Since the only computer language Richard was really familiar with was Basic, he made up a parallel version of Basic in which he wrote the progr
by danh 13y ago
Favorite part:
"Since the only computer language Richard was really familiar with was Basic, he made up a parallel version of Basic in which he wrote the program and then simulated it by hand to estimate how fast it would run on the Connection Machine."
- AceJohnny2 13y agoI would've hoped someone of Feynman's level would've easily picked up a better language.
- gliese1337 13y agoSomeone like Feynman is capable of inventing a new language for parallel computing and correctly simulating its execution by hand. That's a much more impressive skill than just learning another language.
- AceJohnny2 13y agoI don't think so. He didn't invent a new language, but extended an existing one. And I simulate what a program does in my head all the time when debugging (including multithreaded stuff, but I agree that's hard).
- anywhichway 13y agoFeynman may have found the arbitrary nature of syntax for a new language a tedious learning exercise.