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From: walrus@wor.umd.edu (Udo K Schuermann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: How are some programs SO DAMN SMALL!
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Date: 14 Feb 91 20:12:30 GMT
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In article <MWM.91Feb14101400@raven.pa.dec.com> mwm@pa.dec.com (Mike (My Watch Has Windows) Meyer) writes:
>In article <91045.150604GUTEST8@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be> Ives Aerts <GUTEST8@cc1.kuleuven.ac.be> writes:
>
>   >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 ??????
>
>And you do it by choosing the right language. This results in a 20
>byte file that prints the string "Hello world!" and a newline after I
>invoke it.
>
>	<mike

Excellent, Mike!!  The RIGHT language can make a big difference, as
I've just found out myself.  It's a lesson for us all!
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