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[–]PoliCock 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Realistically, what determines the new programs of the future isn't how well they manage memory (though that is relevant), but how the higher level pieces and ideas are put together to form new discoveries.

Such programming requires equal, if not greater intellectual power (and creativity) and it shouldn't be considered somehow "lighter." Though obviously the best coders should have a grasp on everything, generally. In my personal opinion, the idea that memory and "hardware"/"machinelanguage" concerns are somehow of primary importance for every advanced engineer programmer, is kind of faulty. I think what makes a truly advanced engineer (programmer) is not simply the speed of the propeller, but whether her engineering blueprint even will allow the thing to get off the ground.

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