There will always be youngsters who love to dive into machine code and low-level stuff. And there will always be a need for developers who can code low-level ef

There will always be youngsters who love to dive into machine code and low-level stuff. And there will always be a need for developers who can code low-level efficient device drivers, game engines etc. So software abstractions is not something I worry about when it comes to the survival of civilization. Nukes seems to be more of a real threat IMHO.