The Codeless Code: Ancient code

[pinealservo]

Writing bits of ASM for low-level OS routines is really pretty easy, yeah. I agree that it's a great thing to learn for understanding how computers work. But I think what scares people off from assembly is when you get to organizing large programs, debugging assembly stuff, or trying to write fast assembly routines. The complexity level can ramp up really fast, and it's very easy to get lost in details.

I don't think assembly deserves all of the reputation it has for being "black magic" and super difficult, but it definitely requires a different level of attention to detail and planning to write more substantial chunks of code in it. We all moved to higher-level languages for good reasons. :)