[Senderman]

When I hobby-program, I use assembly. I find it extremely relaxing; doing most things in assembly requires attention and concentration, so it's like solving a puzzle or like physically building something; I don't think you go into 'problem solving' mode very much, so maybe it's a break from that.

Higher level languages let you skip most of the 'menial' work of laying out the code, so your brain power gets spent a pretty different way. I like each. Obviously some languages are better suited to certain tasks.

I don't have a point; I'm just sharing what sprang to mind when I read your comment.

I will say that for something like C, having some experience with assembly makes it a lot easier to get a feel for pointers, the stack. I genuinely think everybody should try it at least once; it's just enjoyable talking almost-directly to the machine.