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Comment on Ask HN: What is hand-coded assembly language used for these days?

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Microcontroller firmware. There are many examples of AVR code in assembly on the web. I learned assembly this way. It really makes sense when you're working on bare hardware with no abstraction layers in the way. Also, it's useful for time-critical applications such as creating video signals or audio processing.

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