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Re:Ask HN: If all code runs as machine lang, why do programi... by strangattractor on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:07PM (#23158295)
Like many things the return on investment decreases with complexity. Assembly is easier than trying to program with the actual opcodes but is specific to a CPU. C and its ilk are portable between CPU's, easier to read, less error prone and easier to read for humans. After that the return starts to diminish.
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