title: MIPS processors : Are they still in use? Which other architecture should I learn?
body: <p>I've been programming for x86 &amp; x86-64 in assembly language for few months. Now, I want to move on to some different kind of processors. </p>
  
  <p>MIPS, SPARC, PowerPC, Itanium, ARM of these I found ARM is being <strong>widely</strong> use. But the books  I see that tutorials &amp; books teach about MIPS more than all these other architectures.</p>
  
  <p>Why is MIPS so popular? Are MIPS processors still in use? Which architecture should I go for?</p>
  
  <p>My background:</p>
  
  <p>I'm a student in Electronics dept. I'm also a high level programmer.</p>