Or, they could have a different meaning of "programming" than what you are using. Just knowing how to write code, I still argue, isn't itself hard. However, I do agree with what you said. I think...

I think you drive a good point. Often times, it isn't enough to just simply accept that it "just is" and give up when presented with a problem.

In spite of what Narue said, programming isn't...

You're right, they're abstract objects and they can only be observed through the mind - as opposed to physical objects which are sometimes visible.

What does anyone on here know about them? If a machine has more than one start state, how can it be implemented in terms of a physical computer? When does anything ever have more than one initial...

Isn't the bootloader apart of the physical computer? I read that it's "firmware" which comes with the computer.

It shouldn't be too hard, there is an algorithm to do it in "Introduction to Computation" by Michael Sipser in chapter 1. It gives you a step-by-step process which seemed simple enough for me since...

It shouldn't be too hard, there is an algorithm to do it in "Introduction to Computation" by Michael Sipser in chapter 1. It gives you a step-by-step process which seemed simple enough for me since...