Hey /g/, /diy/ here.
I have a little hobby I spend time on sometimes. I love using assembly language. I love reading instructions sets and using different architectures, and processors and stuff. I've made games and romhacks for old consoles and computers, I've written pure asm sound synths, I've created lots of little systems using old chips.
Is there any way to turn this hobby into a job in a world were C exists? Do companies/people look for ASM programmers?
Just curious. Thanks for any help.
>>53926595
Not likely, unfortunately. The extra efficiency that ASM has over C is so minimal these days.
There may be a niche for what your talking about, but I'd recommend just learning a higher language.
Out of curiosity, you ever done SMW romhacking? I used to be really into that. Never learned to much 65c816 ASM though.
>>53926595
nothing to contribute really, but thats pretty awesome op
>>53926595
That's pretty epic OP.
Have you looked into compiler optimisation? I'm sure there are jobs for people with ASM experience but it might not be the kind of thing you had in mind.
>>53926595
So I assume having sex isn't a hobby of yours then OP
>>53926595
Certainly there must be demand for ASM programmers in the security field reverse engineering malware or writing exploits. Maybe there are companies who need people to optimize control software for drones running on low power hardware?
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>>53926860
Ok, so efficiency is a moot point. What about 'rescuing' older processors? Like, old or small ones that can't be coded with C?
And yes, I actually started with SMW romhacking. Never got anything more than simple edits done, though. I moved to simpler systems to learn.
>>53926926
Thanks man.
>>53926993
I thought of this at first, but I assume there aren't a lot of paying jobs in compiler optimisation, considering most compilers are open source and free. Maybe I'm wrong though?
>>53927009
Not a hobby, but I enjoy it sometimes, yes.
>>53927023
I also thought of security, but the first think that came into mind was DRM development, which seems like a kinda shitty thing to do, I guess. I guess security is the kind of stuff you learn by being a haxx0r first?
>>53927144
>sometimes
Have you tried looking around? I've just done a quick job search and the first hit was at texas instruments and the second for programming embedded wireless systems