I think at least 50% of the answers of this would depend on how one defines "intimate understanding"... I learned basic facts about CPU architectures at univer

I think at least 50% of the answers of this would depend on how one defines "intimate understanding"... I learned basic facts about CPU architectures at university, know in a very basic way the landscape of things and occasionaly stumble upon updates to my limited knowledge... but by no means would I say that, rather like "a basic understanding of how CPUs work / are designed / are to be used" (?) If I were proficient in assembler, maybe I'd claim to have an "intimate understanding" of how to use CPUs at a low level (still sounds a bit braggy) It still is not the same though as being an expert in CPU/GPU design. So yeah I agree. Article is interesting though, esp. the diagram!