Machine Code Isn't Scary

Machine Code Isn't Scary The first programming language I ever learned was ActionScript. Writing code for Macromedia's Flash might be the furthest away from "bare metal" as you can possibly get. As I continued learning new languages, this starting heritage stuck with me. I was mostly interested in high-level, "web languages". Low-level languages felt impenetrable. Over time, I learned a bit more about them here and there, but for some reason, this notion stuck with me. Low-level things are scary, and machine code epitomized that most directly. When I Googled things asking about writing in "straight machine code", I was met with discouraging messages rather than learning. Eventually, I decided I needed to overcome this barrier if I was going to achieve my goals. In doing so, I learned something I didn't expect. Machine code isn't scary. If you can make sure your JSON conforms to a JSON schema, you can write machine code. Which Machine Code? One problem with machine code is that the ... Read full article.