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Assembly language programming

JabberWokky — 2008-03-04 18:08:51

Differences for Assembly language programming

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- However, rather than being obsolete, it is still heavily used in operating system and driver coding. Interestingly enough, SHARE (the IBM computer user group, http://www.share.org) teaches a mainframe Assembly Language Boot-Camp at its semi-annual meetings. It is always over subscribed.	+ Despite having become generally obsolete as a mainstream form of programming applications, it is still heavily used in operating system and driver coding. Interestingly enough, SHARE (the IBM computer user group, http://www.share.org) teaches a mainframe Assembly Language Boot-Camp at its semi-annual meetings. It is always over subscribed.

2008-03-04 15:50:48

Differences for Assembly language programming

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- Field - Computer Programming - - Went Obsolete - Never although its usage was significantly reduced by 1990 - - Made Obsolete By - C and other languages and the increased productivity found in using higher level languages - - Knowledge Assumed - Machine instructions and architecture of the computer - - When useful - When direct control of the computer is required - -	+ \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Field'''\|\| + \|\| Computer Programming \|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Went Obsolete'''\|\| + \|\| Never although its usage was significantly reduced by 1990 \|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Made Obsolete By'''\|\| + \|\| C and other languages and the increased productivity found in using higher level languages \|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''Knowledge Assumed'''\|\| + \|\| To effectively use assembly language, knowledge of the machine instructions and architecture of the computer is required \|\| + \|\|<bgcolor='#E0E0FF'>'''When useful'''\|\| + \|\| When direct control of the computer is required \|\|

2008-03-04 15:46:55

Differences for Assembly language programming

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	+ Field + Computer Programming + + Went Obsolete + Never although its usage was significantly reduced by 1990 + + Made Obsolete By + C and other languages and the increased productivity found in using higher level languages + + Knowledge Assumed + Machine instructions and architecture of the computer + + When useful + When direct control of the computer is required + + + +

2008-03-04 15:40:15

Differences for Assembly language programming

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	+ Assembly language tends to be as close to the machine code as you can get. Typically each mnemonic instruction mirrors an actual machine executable instruction. + + However, rather than being obsolete, it is still heavily used in operating system and driver coding. Interestingly enough, SHARE (the IBM computer user group, http://www.share.org) teaches a mainframe Assembly Language Boot-Camp at its semi-annual meetings. It is always over subscribed. + + So assembly language programming may be less used than in the past but it is definitely not obsolete.