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I agree that programming won't vanish, but certain categories might (or nearly so). There used to be large numbers of assembler programmers; now there aren't.
by adamc 18y ago
I agree that programming won't vanish, but certain categories might (or nearly so). There used to be large numbers of assembler programmers; now there aren't.
- biohacker42 18y agoBut there are still A LOT of hardware engineers, and compiler developers. And I'm pretty sure writing drivers requires knowledge of assembly.
- eru 18y agoYou are both right.
- thismat 18y agoLet's not forget all those lines of COBOL that still need to be supported!
- biohacker42 18y agoRight, but we're not about to stop building new chips and other hardware.