I started out with machine code and assembly language.

Owning a computer without programming is like having a kitchen and using only the microwave oven

NOP stands for (and is pronounced) no op, as in no operation. The NOP causes the processor to do absolutely nothing. What's it good for? Filling space. The 8080 can usually execute a bunch of NOP instructions without anything bad happening

I felt more like a scientist exploring nature, and Windows was my environment. You dont pass judgment on nature; you just explain how it works.

You probably don't have much of a choice.

To a programmer, an operating system is defined by its API.

Programming in machine code is like eating with a toothpick