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Some types of low level programming require you to know about CPU architectures and op codes, but certainly not all types of programming. You can be an excellen
by cyclotron3k 3y ago
Some types of low level programming require you to know about CPU architectures and op codes, but certainly not all types of programming. You can be an excellent web dev without knowing how a CPU works, for example.
- mgaunard 3y agoAnd then we wonder why web apps are all so unreliable and inefficient...
- __bjoernd 3y agoCertainly not because the developer didn't learn all the x86 machine code mnemonics by heart.
- mgaunard 3y agoHow is that relevant? A computer architecture class explains the high-level concepts of an ISA and micro-architecture, covering features from across the domain. There is never a strong focus on x86, and any kind of rote memorization has nothing to do in a higher education institution.
- j33zusjuice 3y agoAre you autistic or something? Serious question. You seem to have a hard time understanding other perspectives, and you missed obvious sarcasm/hyperbole there.
- ctz 3y agoIf you find yourself wondering this, the answers are in an undergraduate economics course. Please learn the basics ;)
- quickthrower2 3y agoBecause the developers are not using Chrome tools to profile their web apps, and they are not collecting performance metrics in production?