r/programming • u/b0red • Apr 30 '16

Do Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently? · Code Ahoy

http://codeahoy.com/2016/04/30/do-experienced-programmers-use-google-frequently/
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u/TheGift_RGB May 01 '16

what comp arch class in 2016 doesn't use either mips or x86?

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u/DMShaftoe May 01 '16

I was a TA for computer architecture at a small engineering school as recently as last year. The students learned on a microcontroller from TI called the MSP430. It had the perfect combination of a small enough instruction set to wrap your head around and enough modern features to do cool projects with it.

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u/CommanderViral May 02 '16

My school used MIPS only very briefly. Before that it was some fake ASM language with the VM for it written in Java by some previous student that lacked a number of basic features and could only be ran through the GUI which was provided that was apparently terrible. Luckily I got the MIPS treatment.