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Why Learning Assembly Language Is Still Good

Posted by michael on from the atavistic dept.

nickirelan writes "Why Learning Assembly Language Is Still a Good Idea by Randall Hyde -- Randall Hyde makes his case for why learning assembly language is still relevant today. The key, says Randall, is to learn how to efficiently implement an application, and the best implementations are written by those who've mastered assembly language. Randall is the author of Write Great Code (from No Starch Press)."

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  1. Re:Debugging by gauchopuro · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Of course, this whole thread is irrelevant, because it assumes that it's possible to actually read that Perl program.