[Info-vax] Assembly languages

[Simon Clubley]

On 2022-04-09, Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/9/22 00:31, Dave Froble wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> I doubt that many, if any, choose assembler because they like it.  At 
>> times it is the best choice.  That appears to have decreased.
>> 

Sometimes it is the only choice, but those cases are limited these days.

>
> I always like assembler.  Have done some recently and expect to more
> in the near future.  I know the assembler for at least 10 processors.
> But then, I am a dinosaur.
>

Assembly languages I've used in recent years: ARM, x86, MIPS, Macro-32,
and Alpha native assembly language.

Older assembly languages I knew at one time: Macro-11, Z80.

The above is not an exclusive list, but the point is that I am experienced
when it comes to assembly language.

And with that experience, I believe the time for assembly language is
well and truly past, unless it's needed for something specific such
as some inline assembly fragment to access a CPU-specific register
(for example), or really low-level stuff such as the initial interrupt
handling and dispatch the interrupt to a device driver stuff or other
such low-level work where not even C would be suitable.

Simon.

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