The intro course I took back in 1981 used IBM 360/370 Assembly Language. I think it does show the details of what's happening better than most modern intoductory languages. Perhaps it would be best if intro classes for those serious about programming used a VM and either Assembler or perhaps a new low level language designed for that purpose.

Actually, Garmin is headquartered in Olathe, Kansas. This is in suburban Kansas City (Missouri), which also is the home to Sprint, H & R Block, Hallmark Cards and others. Years ago Sprint wanted to persuade some of their employees from one merger or another to move to the KC area from California. They brought them here and showed them the houses they could buy here. A four bedroom house sitting on a lakeside developement with all the perks cost them a fraction of what a smaller house cost them in California. It did persuade more than a few of them.