Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!gatech!purdue!i.cc.purdue.edu!j.cc.purdue.edu!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!uxg.cso.uiuc.edu!dorner From: dorner@uxg.cso.uiuc.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Getting started in Mac programming. Message-ID: <40600008@uxg.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 31 May 88 16:01:00 GMT References: <1911@rayssdb.ray.com> Lines: 22 Nf-ID: #R:rayssdb.ray.com:1911:uxg.cso.uiuc.edu:40600008:000:939 Nf-From: uxg.cso.uiuc.edu!dorner May 31 11:01:00 1988 >Yes, yes, yes: high level languages are great, but in the end, IT ALL >COMES DOWN TO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE. My statement was to remind people that >knowing some assembly language is both helpful and essential in a good >computer scientist's toolkit of skills. I have developed major projects on machines whose assembly languages are TOTALLY unknown to me. This caused no problems because I had compilers, source-level debuggers and operating systems I could trust. Unfortunately, Mac compilers are suspect, source-level debuggers are hard to find, and the operating system is quirky at best. I have come to the conclusion that a reading knowledge of 68000 assembler is necessary for Mac programmers. I contest the assertion that it is necessary for any good computer scientist. >Dan Allen ---- Steve Dorner, U of Illinois Computing Services Office Internet: dorner@uxc.cso.uiuc.edu UUCP: ihnp4!uiucuxc!dorner IfUMust: (217) 333-3339