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From: "Charles W. Hall" <charles.hall@platinum.brooks.af.mil>
Subject: Re: Which language pays most -- C++ vs. Java?
Date: 1998/01/30
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Having worked with assembly code, operating systems internals, and done
high level programming, I don't think it is relevant for programmers to
know these sort of things anymore.  There is no reason to program in
assembler directly anymore except for highly specialized cases.   The
internals of generated code have nothing to do with designing a
correctly running program in FORTRAN, COBOL, C, or anyother high level
language.  The operating system software is designed by experts to
properly handle the compiled code and to perform tasks as paging,
swapping, and scheduling.  These are not the domain of the programmer.
Criticizing a programmer for not knowing the internals of the operating
system is like criticizing an automobile owner for not understanding the
internals of the car's motor.  It is not necessary for successful
operation of the car or computer system.

Charles Hall

scott@softbase.com wrote:

> coryb@magmacom.com wrote:
>
> > I don't expect programmers to learn engineering anytime soon, but
> there
> > is one big problem I do have with most programmers -- they are
> ignorant of
> > assembly code and the internals of generated code, runtime systems,
> > operating systems, etc.
>
>