Hi Gerhard:

Thanks for this link.  It is not only informative, it is funny and worth 
reading.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerhard Fiedler" <lists@connectionbrazil.com>
To: <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 11:58 AM
Subject: [EE] "Leaky abstractions" or why you need to understand asm


> Hello,
>
> some probably know by now that I don't program in assembler when I don't
> have to and that I don't think that being able to write fluently in asm is
> necessary. But /understanding/ it is IMO still necessary.
>
> Here's a good article about what the author calls "leaky abstractions".
> It's one of the texts that feel obvious when you read them but may be 
> worth
> reading because, not in spite, of this :)
>
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/LeakyAbstractions.html
>
> Gerhard
>
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