I learned computer architecture using MIPS when MIPS were actually used in things. It was nice then, and is nice now. I spend a lot of my free time decompiling

I learned computer architecture using MIPS when MIPS were actually used in things. It was nice then, and is nice now. I spend a lot of my free time decompiling MIPS assembly and small functions can be decompiled to matching C by “hand” without need other tools.