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Are you associating x64 assembly with "smart" or "10x genius"? How do you make this connection? Do you think that Python is more complex than assembly or vice

by gwu78 12y ago

Are you associating x64 assembly with "smart" or "10x genius"? How do you make this connection? Do you think that Python is more complex than assembly or vice versa? Are you suggesting that being able to program a computer using a subset of a relatively small, simple language requires more "smart" or "10x genius" than programming a computer using larger, more complex language? Please note I am not singling you out, nor am I criticizing your comment nor your opinion. I have seen a similar view of assembly expressed many, many times on this website and I truly am curious how the thought process behind it works.

golergka 12y ago
In my experience, assembly is hard to read and reason about. Harder than C, much harder than python. It doesn't operate in terms in abstractions I, as a developer, am used to; it doesn't have easy syntax that correlates to logic flow (blocks and event statements). May be if I spent significant time with asm, I'll change my mind. Also, thanks for the disclaimer, although I don't mind if you criticise my opinion and/or comment. Even if you say that I'm just "too stupid for assembly", I wouldn't really mind.