Steve Taylor wrote:
"GOOD assembler code IS difficult to write."

But, with a HLL, you can write lots of BAD code quickly & easily!

The fact is, writing GOOD code in non-trivial in any language; the secret of good code is in the design/thought/planning/preparation.

People often assume that Assembler is inherently more efficient than a HLL; this is not necessarily the case - good 'C' code with a good optimising compiler can be very efficient.