[xorblurb]

> Unless there's an instruction you need that doesn't have an intrinsic or you're writing something like a spin lock where instruction ordering is critical and a compiler barrier for some reason is not sufficient, there's no reason to ever write assembly.

So there are reasons to write code in assembly language.

[CoolGuySteve]

OK, there's no reason for YOU to write code in assembly.

[xorblurb]

For me, personally? I occasionally can write that kind of stuff.