lol even the expert a couple of years ago said Assembler was dying. Every fact 
says it’s dying. Schools don’t even teach it any more. Almost zero job openings 
ask for it. But, you keep believing. SMH


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On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 11:25 AM, Len Rugen 
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I remember the stares from the younger generation when I pulled out my yellow 
1976 System/370 reference card to show them the bit patterns of a 
255.255.255.128 netmask :-)  


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    On Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 09:34:10 AM CST, Pommier, Rex 
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 This could easily be flipped the other way too.  "I don't use it therefore it 
isn't important".


> On 24 Feb 2026, at 16:00, Dick Williams 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
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> The “I use it so it must be important” syndrome. I would never recommend 
> learning it to anyone. A complete waste of time. Like learning Latin. 
> 
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> On Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 12:21 AM, Brian Westerman 
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> Nope, I use it most every day at at least a few of the sites I manage.
> 
> Unless you are at a totally vanilla shop, I think assembler is a necessity.
> 
> Brian
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