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From: Gavin.Flower@comp.vuw.ac.nz (Gavin Flower)
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Subject: Re: Language war take#?
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Date: 4 Mar 91 02:58:51 GMT
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********* "C" is much faster than machine code !!!!!!!!

This is fairly obvious, but to demonstrate:

Define a medium size project, such as a payroll system for 20 people.

Find 2 good project leaders (:-> this might be a  slight problem!)

Select 5 people at random teach them ARM assembler and then
use them as programmers to do the project.  It might help to
throw in a bit of training about analysis and design.

As above, but with "C".

The project which uses "C" is the the one most likely
to produce a usable working system first.

There seems an excessive preoccupation with program execution times.

In "real" life the main factors are usually
the total cost of the project (includes labour costs)
and the elapsed time taken between requesting the system
till the user has a working system (business viability
may be affected badly by delays in being able to use the system).
- or in the case of a software house, revenue depends on sales of
actual systems delivered :-> assumes sensible customers)



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                - Gavin 
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When people start realizing that health of society is
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