> If there are thousands of people doing something in computing, it ain’t niche. Quick web search suggests there are 4.4 million software developers in the US

> If there are thousands of people doing something in computing, it ain’t niche. Quick web search suggests there are 4.4 million software developers in the US alone. For the record, I think a lot more people touch assembly weekly than your bellyfeel figure, but it's still nevertheless worlds apart. Such a weird thing to try and deny. Not even sure why you'd feel compelled to per se, it's not the coat that wears you. > Judging by the downvotes that other guy got, he wasn’t “absolutely correct!” as you seem to claim. I was referring to this comment of theirs, obviously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106378 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48106378 > Stop constantly editing your message Wait 2 hours before responding, then I can no longer make edits.