You can just write your own assembler if you wish to. It's much easier than writing a full fledged compiler for a higher language, but that obviously doesn't ma

You can just write your own assembler if you wish to. It's much easier than writing a full fledged compiler for a higher language, but that obviously doesn't make it easy. Otherwise, mnemonics are the way they are because of history, but also practicality. Since you're going to be writing them a lot, you want them to be short. It also doesn't take too long until their meanings are burned into your brain.