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Not knowing how to write C means you are objectively a very bad engineer (sopuli.xyz)

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[–] FizzyOrange@programming.dev 1 points 2 months ago

I did an engineering degree at Cambridge in the 2000s and the computing module had us assemble some assembly for some ancient CPU by hand - looking up opcodes in a table in a book - and then type the opcodes into a microcontroller via a 10 digit keypad. No screen or anything. Insane.

If that isn't enough to put anyone off programming then I don't know what is...