16 Apr
2011
16 Apr
'11
1:40 p.m.
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 12:41:26PM -0700, Chuck Guzis wrote:
I've lost the original thread on this, but ISTR
that the subject
thread wasn't terribly relevant.
I was thinking about Fred's statement quoting the business about
"nobody programs today, nor ever will program" in assembly again.
To a certain extent, save for a few exceptions (embedded, low-cost
devices, special purpose-built hardware, etc.) I think it's probably
true.
Well, as usually that depends on what you are looking at. Tricky low
level code, especially within or very close to the operating system
kernel? There's bound to be some assembly in use. Big, complex applications?
Very, very unlikely. There are still people coding the hell out of
assembler for fun, IIRC the "small demo" scene is still alive.
Small micro controllers? Very good chance of finding assembler code in
use, especially if clock speed, RAM and flash are very tight. And there
are untold millions of the little things in use, far more than workstations,
servers and smartphones together.
Kind regards,
Alex.
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