This is so far out of my wheelhouse that I couldn't comment intelligently on it.
I could recommend an area that is pretty open for development, and where assembly compilation still matters-- scripting old / small processors for use in robotics. I was surprised to find a 68B09E chip in an Arduino-based electronics shop. Well, that used to be a high-power CPU that was used in the Radio Shack Color Computer II.
The programming is mostly done in C or C++, but it seems to me you could make custom libraries. Also, the hardware costs for Arduino projects are often just $10-$20 USD.
I could recommend an area that is pretty open for development, and where assembly compilation still matters-- scripting old / small processors for use in robotics. I was surprised to find a 68B09E chip in an Arduino-based electronics shop. Well, that used to be a high-power CPU that was used in the Radio Shack Color Computer II.
The programming is mostly done in C or C++, but it seems to me you could make custom libraries. Also, the hardware costs for Arduino projects are often just $10-$20 USD.