Re: C++ programmer and assembly

Very well! Thanks for the view so far!

So, as I see it would be advantageous to know and be proficient in
assembly if one delves into

1) Performance related optimizations
2) Debugging

Let me know if I missed some more points.

I also noted a response where it is suggested that a C++ programmer
not knowing assembly finds it difficult to spit efficient code (just
out of luck he may succeed). How true can that be? I mean, as I
understand, C++ is an abstraction layer above the machine level
instructions (similar to C) and that is a plus that is said about the
languages like C or C++. Meaning, you get an abstraction layer which
is not very far off as compared to say Java or C#.

Would you agree to call it a deficiency of C++ in providing that
abstraction that one needs to delve into machine/assembly code? What
can be some example areas where this deficiency is very visible (could
be systems where resources cannot be taken for granted, but
otherwise?)? I am not having any specific scenario attached to this
question but expect a general perspective. Specific views are also
welcome. Thanks!

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