[rebootthesystem]

You just proved my point. A programmer who truly knows (a) the machine they are working with and (b) the language they are using will know exactly how to use both in order to deliver intended results.

For example, reading the processor data book to understand it, the instruction set and how it works could be crucially important in certain contexts. I would not expect someone doing Javascript to do this but how many have studied the virtual machine in depth?

Don't confuse being lazy with problems with languages and compilers.

[kazinator]

That programmer could be Mel!

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7869771

[rebootthesystem]

That's a great story, thanks!

I once worked with on a project that needed specialized timing in relation to high speed (well, 38.4k) RS422 communications. I don't remember all of the details, it's been decades. I remember one of the engineers came up with a super clever way to trigger the time measurement and actually measure it. Rather than using a UART he bit-banged the communications and actually used the serial stream for timing (meaning the one's and zero's). It worked amazingly well. If I remember correctly that was a Z80 processor with limited resources.

[jibal]

"You just proved my point."

This is the least intelligent and least intellectually honest hackneyed phrase on the internet. In this case it's a complete non sequitur. It would tell me a lot about you if you hadn't already made it evident. Over and out, forever.

[rebootthesystem]

A shift from logic to ad hominem is always an indication that there's nothing further to discuss. Live long and prosper.