> You don't see many new-age programmers learning about low-level details like memory, and i/o. Is that true? We learn that in first semester, including everyt

> You don't see many new-age programmers learning about low-level details like memory, and i/o. Is that true? We learn that in first semester, including everything from flip-flops upward to how and why the parts of a CPU function, not matter what you specialize on (medical cs, software engineering, ...). One doesn't pass the first semester without basic understanding of assembly and microcode. People doing technical cs do something more in-depth I think (well, one should at least guess so) and I am not at a renowned university. 345 in the Top 400 ranking done here earlier this year[1]. [1] http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/ http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/