Forget advanced features... Without understanding a CPU it's easy to never really understand pointers, and without pointers, it's hard to understand lots of data structures.
I was easily 12 months ahead of other students in my CS education because I learned 6502 assembly in high school. I wish all CS courses started with "make a VM".
I was easily 12 months ahead of other students in my CS education because I learned 6502 assembly in high school. I wish all CS courses started with "make a VM".