[jsjohnst]

> Every single one of them came out a better coder.

Sure that may be true, but that does not mean they are singing its praises either.

Just look at this very post on HN where folks who’ve written code for it have commented on the experience, how many would you say are:

- singing its praises (you)

- cursing it under their breath while saying it had its benefits (few)

- full throated rant about how bad the experience was (few)

[djmips]

IDK - I guess most experienced low level coders hate computers, it doesn't matter what the CPU. People are lazy. I understand that it was hard but it doesn't make it a WORST CPU EVER MADE