What is the most elegant instruction set

Question

Let's optimize for hand written assembly and developer sanity but also fun.What is the best instruction set / assembly language?I'll accept both virtual machines and hardware.

jacquesm · Accepted Answer

My own preferences: 6809, 68K, ARM, and if x86 would be on the list at all it would be dead last.Developer sanity would be my main driver for the lineup, with the note that of course a 6809 is a bit of a limited environment and there never was as far as I know a 68x version in 64 bits.

jonjacky · Answer

Which Machines Do Computer Architects Admire? (2001)https://people.cs.clemson.edu/~mark/admired_designs.html

What is the most elegant instruction set

Let's optimize for hand written assembly and developer sanity but also fun.
What is the best instruction set / assembly language?
I'll accept both virtual machines and hardware.

My own preferences: 6809, 68K, ARM, and if x86 would be on the list at all it would be dead last.
Developer sanity would be my main driver for the lineup, with the note that of course a 6809 is a bit of a limited environment and there never was as far as I know a 68x version in 64 bits.

Which Machines Do Computer Architects Admire? (2001)
https://people.cs.clemson.edu/~mark/admired_designs.html