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C is simple like the game Go is simple. Both are defined by (comparatively) simple rules, yet the possible situations that both present are far more complex tha
by 14113 13y ago
C is simple like the game Go is simple. Both are defined by (comparatively) simple rules, yet the possible situations that both present are far more complex than languages or games defined by far more complex rules.
- kbenson 13y agoIn that vein, assembly languages are even simpler. Which is true. The languages themselves are simple. Their use often isn't.
- aylons 13y agoNo, assembly languages are not simpler, except for a few processors, mostly didactic. Programming in assembly generally requires understanding registers, how the processor works, lots of branching variation, a few other ways to loop, memory organization on the processor, and at least tenths or hundreds of different opcodes, some with surprisingly subtle differences between them. So, no, ASM is not simple the way C is.