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		ndesaulniers on May 1, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Let's Write Some x86-64 Yeah, someone brought up the almost the same exact example on the programming subreddit. What I don't like about the x86 ABI is that it feels deprecated to me. Like knowing 68k or MIPS feels useless to me, relative to knowing the ABIs of more mainstream devices like x86-64 or ARM.

userbinator on May 2, 2014 [–]

x86 32-bit is far from "deprecated", you can do a lot with 32 bits already (especially if you're writing in Asm).

MIPS may not be as visible as ARM but it's still used in a ton of embedded devices - like routers.

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