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[Ajai Khattri]

On 1/26/12 11:03 AM, Rukbat wrote:
> As someone who started by writing machine code (not assembly, bits - 
> and in octal, which was the big thing back when we wrote code on stone 
> with wooden chisels), I can say that's very true.

As someone who also cut his teeth writing code on 6502 and 68000 
processors, I personally believe all programmers should have some 
experience writing machine code. Not for machismo or bragging rights, 
but simply because it gives you a different perspective on languages and 
runtimes in general. You understand a lot more how languages operate at 
a lower level and that makes you a better programmer when using high 
level languages.



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