On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Jerome Tan wrote:
> Assembly language will NEVER go away... > in fact that's the only programming > language I can think as of now that's feasible to stay forever... On the contrary, assembly languages are the most short-lived of the programming languages. They DIE as soon as the manufacturer stops producing the associated processor. Do you know anyone still actively programming in assembly language for National Semiconductor 8900, or General Instrument 1600, or Nova 9440, or Zilog z8000, or even Apple 6502? There is just one exception that I can think of: MIX assembly language by Donald Knuth. The only reason why it is still around is because there is NO real processor that uses this assembly language and Donald Knuth insists on using it. Now compare this to the longevity of most high-level programming languages. Fortran became popular in the early 1960s, and it is still being used for engineering computations! PMana _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
