Besides, it depends on the slope of "coding". If it gets really difficult really quick (exponentially say), this could just be forever stuck in the "low hanging fruit" stage.
No, assembly language was the beginning of automation of coding. Almost nobody codes using raw machine code anymore. Everything since is just more added abstractions.
Besides, it depends on the slope of "coding". If it gets really difficult really quick (exponentially say), this could just be forever stuck in the "low hanging fruit" stage.