Ask HN: Why is assembly language skyrocketing on TIOBE?

3 points by ncke 10 years ago | 2 comments

In April 2015, the TIOBE rating % for assembly language was 0.656; and for many years it has consistently hovered around the 0.5 mark.

In April 2016, that rating was 2.193, even making it to #9 in the programming language rankings for January! Number 9. Assembly language.

What's going on?

http://www.tiobe.com/tiobe_index?page=Assembly%20language

bediger4000 10 years ago |

My guess is that since "Moore's Law" is no longer in effect, some people perceive that they have to use the most efficient programming languages.

Yes, I know that Moore's Law refers to doubling of transistor count every 18 months, not doubling speed every 18 months, but it's the "slowing down" of speeding up that's the issue here.

transfire 10 years ago |

There is also a surge in new programming languages. So I am guessing some people are going back to the bare metal for that purpose?