Completing Assembly
August 13, 2024
Now that I've officially finished assembly I feel that I can say that it is a very difficult language, but it is also very interesting and rewarding. My school has a strange approach to teaching the material, as I technically learned a niche version of the language. We programmed every assignment on a z/OS mainframe, rather than learning x86 assembly we learned using ASSIST, which is an interpreter that is compatible with the IBM System/370 environment. Personally, I would've preferred learning the former. I think that the it would've been more fun to learn x86, especially since the TN3270 terminal was a pain to work with lol.
That being said, I believed that I learned valuable information about working with memory so closely. I believe that every programmer should learn a bit of assembly, especially if you might be interested in reverse engineering. Overall, I think that the class was a good use of time. I believe that in the future I will want to try to make some projects in assembly just for the fun of it. I cannot express how much I missed using modern text editors though, I don't think I ever want to use a TN3270 terminal again.
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I have 13 days until I start the fall semester, and I am excited to continue my journey. I am taking a class on software development, which is exactly how it sounds. I can't wait to work with a modern tech stack.