Does anyone really learn assembly these days? No, not many do. They did in the 1960s, though, even after compiled languages came out. And I've used it clear

Does anyone really learn assembly these days? No, not many do. They did in the 1960s, though, even after compiled languages came out. And I've used it clear into the mid-1990s, which is 40 years after the first compilers. So, for long enough to cover the rest of your career, yes, it's still worth learning how to program. The rest of your questions I do not presume to know answers to.