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> Modern architectures have reached the point where people can't code effectively in assembler anymore Someone should inform the guys over at ffmpeg that the j
by jpdoctor 15y ago
> Modern architectures have reached the point where people can't code effectively in assembler anymore
Someone should inform the guys over at ffmpeg that the jig is up.
- ternaryoperator 15y agoThe statement is overbroad but not wholly incorrect. The biggest challenge to writing good (I don't know about "effective") assembly language is indeed the complexity of processors and architectures which can greatly magnify the effects of imperfect instruction choices or instruction sequencing. Obviously, some people can code effectively within those constraints, but it's a very much more specialized skill than it used to be.
- dextorious 15y agoSomeone should inform you about generic statements and exceptions that prove a rule.