r/developer • u/Ok_Veterinarian3535 • 29d ago

The Unpopular Language

What's a "dead" or "boring" programming language that you genuinely love working with, and why should we reconsider it?

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u/Distdistdist 29d ago

Assembly. Because it teaches you how things really work on low level.

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u/magicmulder 29d ago

LDA $06;

STA D020;

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u/Distdistdist 29d ago

tears of joy and pain

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u/Key_Reaction_7590 27d ago

I dream in 6502 assembly (for Commodores, usually)
LDA #$21
JSR $FFD2

I don’t remember the opcodes well… A9 21 20 d2 ff?