I don't (technically) agree with assembly as a first language because of the daunting amount of system knowledge a beginning student needs. However, once a stu

I don't (technically) agree with assembly as a first language because of the daunting amount of system knowledge a beginning student needs. However, once a student starts groking C (or C++ for that matter), especially pointers, bit manipulation, and stacks, I think assembly is invaluable for really understanding what the computer and your code is doing. This is especially true when paired with the aforementioned systems course. I guess I am agreeing with you in the end...