Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!src.honeywell.com!msi.umn.edu!cs.umn.edu!!jdege From: jdege@ (Jeff Dege) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: What's Wrong with ARP!!!! Message-ID: <1990Nov21.024420.20918@cs.umn.edu> Date: 21 Nov 90 02:44:20 GMT References: <114.273F7E66@myamiga.UUCP> <1990Nov14.034507.19784@hoss.unl.edu> < <7039@sugar.hackercorp.com>> <90318.162021DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu> <1990Nov20.045016.8678@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au> Sender: news@cs.umn.edu (News administrator) Reply-To: jdege@donald.cs.umn.edu (Jeff Dege) Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Lines: 21 Nntp-Posting-Host: donald.cs.umn.edu In article <1990Nov20.045016.8678@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au> static@phoenix.pub.uu.oz.au (geoff c wing) writes: > >C has only one good use for real programmers, and that is that it is portable. >If you want to do some proper coding without being lazy then assembly is the >only choice. Amiga's LHArc was originally in C. Wasn't that a fast program? >Of course, ARP was a big advancement in programming in DOS, especially >the tracking functions, because now you can LAZY and not close >anything or free memory, just like C. Wow. So all you lowclass programmers who >can only program in one language(especially if you can only code in C) stop >posting this rubbish to amiga.tech. If you have to post it post it to >alt.garbage.dump There is a significant difference between efficient use of programmers time and laziness. Considering the cost of software development and the relative productivity of higher-level languages, I'm constantly amazed that there are still folks around who believe that assembly is suitable for general purpose programming. Assembly has its place, but if you ever plan on making a living at it, you had better get off your high horse and find a more efficient method for meeting the customer's needs. ----------------------------