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From: GUTEST8@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be (Ives Aerts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: How are some programs SO DAMN SMALL!
Message-ID: <91045.150604GUTEST8@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be>
Date: 14 Feb 91 15:05:04 GMT
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In article <MWM.91Feb14030520@raven.pa.dec.com>, mwm@pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch
Has Windows) Meyer) says:
>
>In article <91042.134209J56QC@CUNYVM.BITNET> J56QC@CUNYVM.BITNET writes:
>   To write small programs YOU write THEM in ASSEMBLER :)
>
>No, _you_ write them in assembler. _I_ write them in the best language
>for the job.

You're right here...
>
>Example: I just spent 30 seconds turning out a "hello world" program
>in a language chosen to 1) be portable, and 2) generate small
>executables. The executable is 20 bytes long. How small is your best

But this is VERY hard to believe.. 'hello world' is 11 bytes, how
on earth are you gonna make an executable that's only 9 bytes
longer ??????

>        <mike
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