@GergelyOrosz: Casey is right, again
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Casey Muratori emphasizes the importance of learning assembly language for software optimization in a discussion shared by Gergely Orosz.
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Casey is right, again
The Pragmatic Engineer (@Pragmatic_Eng): “If you can vertically center a div, you can probably learn assembly”. Casey Muratori, @cmuratori, programmer and performance nerd, on why it’s essential for optimization:
“People often ask: assembly language, what would I ever need that for? There’s a very good reason for it:
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