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User decries modern coding, urges hex and pen-and-paper

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A Mastodon user expressed a contrarian view on programming languages, suggesting that even assembly language is too high-level. They advocated for writing code directly in hexadecimal opcodes and using pen and paper before employing a typist. The user also humorously advised against using calculators, framing these extreme methods as a way to prevent cognitive decline associated with modern tools, including AI. AI

RANK_REASON The content is a personal opinion piece with no verifiable claims or industry impact, fitting the definition of a meme or fringe opinion.

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User decries modern coding, urges hex and pen-and-paper

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    People have atrophied their brains by writing in # C instead of # assembler . But even assembler is lazy. Type in the op codes in # hex . Also, write everything

    People have atrophied their brains by writing in # C instead of # assembler . But even assembler is lazy. Type in the op codes in # hex . Also, write everything out with pen and paper then get a typist. And stop using that calculator! # noai # ai

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