• peoplebeproblems@midwest.social
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    15 days ago

    Man this is just another great example of why I think software is essentially magic.

    At the root of it, the hardware, it’s magic smoke. It’s all based on magic from that point up - because the layer below the one you are using “works because it does.”

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      15 days ago

      If writing software makes you some sort of magician then writing in assembly should surely mean you are a cleric or warlock.

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        15 days ago

        I designed microcontrollers and wrote assembly for them

        Now I’m just a regular software dudebro

        What class do I get?

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        15 days ago

        I havent worked with assembly or any firmware in 10+ years, but from memory, I think it’s more like being a Witch Doctor. You got primitive things and no idea what they do, but the specific patterns and dances make things happen.