大多数程序编制的介绍,都从描述数制、计算机结构和指令功能开始。这些内容固然重要,但无助于激发读者的想象力。这也许是由于这样一种广为流传的见解:即编制程序是一种严肃的科学。相反的看法是:人们可以不必考虑计算机速度和存贮器容量的限制,而一切可能的限制,仅是程序人员的想象力与耐性。换言之,人类永远不能将计算机的潜力挖尽。 Most introduction to programming comes from describing the numbering system, computer architecture, and instructional functions. These are important, but do not help stimulate the reader’s imagination. This may be due to the widely held view that preparation is a serious science. The opposite view is that one can disregard the limitations of computer speed and memory capacity, with all the possible limitations being the imagination and patience of the programmer. In other words, humans can never dug their computer’s potential.