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Learning assembly is really valuable even if you never write any. Looking at the x64 or ARM64 assembly generated by i.e. the C or C# you write can help you understand its performance characteristics a lot better, and you can optimize based on that knowledge without having to drop down to a lower level.

Of course, most applications probably never need optimization to that degree, so it's still kind of a niche skill.



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