tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950833531562942289.post2298865091099357815..comments2024-03-25T03:36:48.099-07:00Comments on C0DE517E: Begin hereDEADC0DEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01477408942876127202noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950833531562942289.post-64138012974179839102008-06-24T12:57:00.000-07:002008-06-24T12:57:00.000-07:00I think some of the worst code I've ever seen has ...I think some of the worst code I've ever seen has been in "corporate production software". :) The dot-com era meant many companies started hiring anyone with the title "Engineer", be they, EE, ME, or (gasp) civil, to 'learn' programming on the job.<BR/><BR/> One time I found a guy who was tasked, (and was diligently working on), implementing a concrete solution to a known NP-Hard problem. I mentioned that to him, and he'd never heard of NP, or what NP-Hard meant, nor why he could never get the project to work properly. Civil Engineer there btw. sigh.Philliphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05043039592896940501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950833531562942289.post-7051717662755022922008-06-24T01:09:00.000-07:002008-06-24T01:09:00.000-07:00PowerPC...hmmmm... I could guess the reason ;)PowerPC...hmmmm... I could guess the reason ;)Riccardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491271077030671098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950833531562942289.post-73683427549487027552008-06-23T22:33:00.000-07:002008-06-23T22:33:00.000-07:00For example, as of me, I've found fun many differe...For example, as of me, I've found fun many different assembly languages. I've started with 6502 but very briefly, then moved to 80x86 (starting from 80286 really as powerbasic inline asm was limited to that opcodes, then learning pentium MMX), then mips, java bytecode, shader bytecode, 6502 again, and now powerpc...DEADC0DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477408942876127202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950833531562942289.post-23774760007196093212008-06-23T22:31:00.000-07:002008-06-23T22:31:00.000-07:00Eventually everything is useful. Or it could be. I...Eventually everything is useful. Or it could be. I would not reccomend to start with assembly, but if one think is fun, go ahead. I just provided a couple of entry points, but there are so many different ways of entering this world, they are all perfectly fine.DEADC0DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01477408942876127202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950833531562942289.post-822498660297374192008-06-23T22:13:00.000-07:002008-06-23T22:13:00.000-07:00great post Angelo! :)do you think it could be a go...great post Angelo! :)<BR/>do you think it could be a good idea to suggest to a noobie to learn assembly? I've found very useful to start from it, but years (and years and years...) ago!Riccardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491271077030671098noreply@blogger.com