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While the world does AI I learn assembly
by fithisux 2y ago
While the world does AI I learn assembly
- noduerme 2y agoI really feel this, and I wonder whether it's us humans trying to reaffirm our higher reasoning, or whether it's a regression to trying to recapture a simpler age.
- amelius 2y agoBoth, probably.
- lagrange77 2y agoFor me it's also the joy of working with a deterministic system.
- ReinoudL 2y agoHi noduerme, I'm the guy who wrote the original 'Kaos'. I stumbled upon the discussion about it, and have no idea how to contact you besides commenting here. BTW assembly rocks :-).
- adi_hn07 2y agoReally! Is it part of your profession or study?
- fithisux 2y agoHobby, I am a data engineer and definitely I will need to encounter AI. But assembly gives a different perspective of machines, make my brain hard-working and in case of societal collapse you need an assembler. We need more assemblers more cross-platform frameworks (collections of macros) and more emphasis on the way things work, like guides, articles. Not less.
- dijksterhuis 2y agofellow data engineer -- yeah i've spent the last 6 months reverse engineering binary data files for the elektron octatrack as a hobby project while waiting to see how the hype cycle plays out. deffo gives a new understanding of how the machine's internals work getting to grips with the underlying stuff. edit -- i've looked at some assembly posts on here before and they often hurt my brain, so respect to you for digging into it.
- adi_hn07 2y agoWhat a coincidence, I used to be a data engineer too! Then I switched to building websites with NextJS. Totally agree with your point, I feel the same reasoning applies to higher level coding too, the best AI coding agents out there are at most a force multiplier, which means knowing how to code has even more leverage in the age of AI, allowing one person to do the work of an entire team.