"But times have changed. For better or worse, the absolute majority of computers in existence today are built with the Intel family of microprocessors. Thus, po

"But times have changed. For better or worse, the absolute majority of computers in existence today are built with the Intel family of microprocessors. Thus, portability is much less of a concern." I'm guessing this article is somewhat out of date. The systems where performance matters most - those most likely to be constrained in some way, where coding in assembly would yield the most benefit - are mobile platforms, which invariably means ARM not x86.