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From: rhyde@gibson.ucr.edu (randy hyde)
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Subject: Re: HLLs vs. Assembly
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Date: 10 Apr 91 17:47:52 GMT
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>> I disagree with this (bit pushing is easier in assembly than in C)

Okay, here's a challenge, code a CRC-16 algorithm in C.  I can promise you
that I can do it in few lines of assembly language (on *any* machine) and the
result will be easier to understand to anyone who has a basic understanding of
the instruction set.  If you want further proof, let me know and I will post
the two versions of the algorithm.  Of course, this is but one example, but I
can come up with a fair number of similar examples.