> I blame Intel for why so many folks avoid assembly language.
x86 (the worst assembly of any of the top 50 most popular ISAs by a massive margin) and tricky MIPS branch delay slots trivia questions at university have done more to turn off programmers from learning assembly than anything else and it's not even close.
This is one reason I'm hoping that RISC-V kills off x86. It actually has a chance of once again allowing your average programmer to learn useful assembly.
x86 (the worst assembly of any of the top 50 most popular ISAs by a massive margin) and tricky MIPS branch delay slots trivia questions at university have done more to turn off programmers from learning assembly than anything else and it's not even close.
This is one reason I'm hoping that RISC-V kills off x86. It actually has a chance of once again allowing your average programmer to learn useful assembly.