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by ticktocktick 4441 days ago
MIPS was fun to learn. Its instruction set is not nearly as gnarly as x86 or ARM.
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mikevm 4441 days ago
Probably because it's not as popular. Given enough popularity, anything will start deviating from its originally clean and pure design and turn into a monstrosity...
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tptacek 4441 days ago
Give me variable-length instruction prefixes over delay slots and SETHI/ADDLO any day.
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