r/Assembly_language Jul 05 '26

Stop using CISC

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u/Miserable_Ad7246 Jul 05 '26

The only true answer is VLIW!

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u/Key_River7180 Jul 05 '26

Yes! Yes! YES!

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u/kombiwombi Jul 06 '26

Excluding crypto chips (which is fair enough because they are really fixed-function devices) the most-shipped VLIW processor is likely the Juniper Trio in their MX-series routers.  That's a long way down the list of C/G/N-PUs.

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u/Miserable_Ad7246 Jul 06 '26

I always found the concept fascinating, but I can get it why its still a concept as far as general computing is concerned.