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From: rhyde@gibson.ucr.edu (randy hyde)
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Subject: Re: Re- HLLs vs. Assembly
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Date: 10 Apr 91 18:05:25 GMT
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>> I always thought that one of the reasons for using a HLL was to avoid the
>> gungy details of the architecture...

Sure.  Also to make it easier to learn how to take to a computer.  However, if
you want to be a fully rounded programmer you really need to understand the low
level details as well.