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Re:Ask HN: What is hand-coded assembly language used for the... by reedlaw on Monday November 02, 2009 @06:02AM (#916555)
Microcontroller firmware. There are many examples of AVR code in assembly on the web. I learned assembly this way. It really makes sense when you're working on bare hardware with no abstraction layers in the way. Also, it's useful for time-critical applications such as creating video signals or audio processing.

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