2 Aug
2007
2 Aug
'07
2:48 a.m.
On Thu, Aug 02, 2007 at 12:57:53AM +0100, Ensor wrote:
As an assembly language programmer of some 29 years
experience (not to
mention some 31 years experience of electronics....I started young) I agree
with that in spades!
When *I'm* interviewing prospective employees, I very much like to hear
that they know their way around an assembler, even though most of our
work is done in perl. If you've done assembler, you know programming from
the *computer's* point of view, and I'm absolutely convinced that that
gives you a significant advantage when it comes to debuggering,
especially debuggering interactions with other systems, and a better
understanding of the resources the computer makes available to your
code.
--
David Cantrell | A machine for turning tea into grumpiness
Irregular English:
you have anecdotes; they have data; I have proof
....I would very much like to learn machine code. I
figure that
when I start college interviews in a year going toward something
in the technology field....
That sort of thing tends to not have very much use in
today's job
market, unfortunately.