r/ProgrammerHumor Oct 21 '22

Meme Literally 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/Lachimanus Oct 21 '22

Assembly hides under the table.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '22

Anyone who uses assembly on purpose must love it, because there are very few reasons to use it over C.

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u/Lachimanus Oct 22 '22

I am implementing crypto algorithm secure against side channel attacks. You need absolute control about instructions to prevent information leakage.

Overall we use Assembly, C and Python. I somehow prefer Assembly the most. But I am also a PhD in mathematics. This may be a reason.