I really feel this, and I wonder whether it's us humans trying to reaffirm our higher reasoning, or whether it's a regression to trying to recapture a simpler age.
Hi noduerme, I'm the guy who wrote the original 'Kaos'. I stumbled upon the discussion about it, and have no idea how to contact you besides commenting here.
Hobby, I am a data engineer and definitely I will need to encounter AI. But assembly gives a different perspective of machines, make my brain hard-working and in case of societal collapse you need an assembler. We need more assemblers more cross-platform frameworks (collections of macros) and more emphasis on the way things work, like guides, articles. Not less.
What a coincidence, I used to be a data engineer too! Then I switched to building websites with NextJS. Totally agree with your point, I feel the same reasoning applies to higher level coding too, the best AI coding agents out there are at most a force multiplier, which means knowing how to code has even more leverage in the age of AI, allowing one person to do the work of an entire team.
fellow data engineer -- yeah i've spent the last 6 months reverse engineering binary data files for the elektron octatrack as a hobby project while waiting to see how the hype cycle plays out. deffo gives a new understanding of how the machine's internals work getting to grips with the underlying stuff.
edit -- i've looked at some assembly posts on here before and they often hurt my brain, so respect to you for digging into it.
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While the world does AI I learn assembly
I really feel this, and I wonder whether it's us humans trying to reaffirm our higher reasoning, or whether it's a regression to trying to recapture a simpler age.
Hi noduerme, I'm the guy who wrote the original 'Kaos'. I stumbled upon the discussion about it, and have no idea how to contact you besides commenting here.
BTW assembly rocks :-).
For me it's also the joy of working with a deterministic system.
Both, probably.
Really! Is it part of your profession or study?
Hobby, I am a data engineer and definitely I will need to encounter AI. But assembly gives a different perspective of machines, make my brain hard-working and in case of societal collapse you need an assembler. We need more assemblers more cross-platform frameworks (collections of macros) and more emphasis on the way things work, like guides, articles. Not less.
What a coincidence, I used to be a data engineer too! Then I switched to building websites with NextJS. Totally agree with your point, I feel the same reasoning applies to higher level coding too, the best AI coding agents out there are at most a force multiplier, which means knowing how to code has even more leverage in the age of AI, allowing one person to do the work of an entire team.
fellow data engineer -- yeah i've spent the last 6 months reverse engineering binary data files for the elektron octatrack as a hobby project while waiting to see how the hype cycle plays out. deffo gives a new understanding of how the machine's internals work getting to grips with the underlying stuff.
edit -- i've looked at some assembly posts on here before and they often hurt my brain, so respect to you for digging into it.