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From: campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry Campbell)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.asm370
Subject: Postholes
Message-ID: <1991Apr16.004355.22971@redsox.bsw.com>
Date: 16 Apr 91 00:43:55 GMT
Sender: campbell@redsox.bsw.com (Larry Campbell)
Organization: The Boston Software Works, Inc.
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Why is it (he wonders out loud) that the only machines on which people still
(in this day and age) seem to use assembly language are IBM 360s?

I can't remember who said this, but it's apropos:  "Programming in assembly
language is like digging postholes with a teaspoon.  Sure, it takes longer,
but you have complete control over every spoon of dirt."

Is it just because IBM doesn't ship any decent compilers?  I mean, what
am I missing?  Why do people put up with this stuff?
-- 
Larry Campbell             The Boston Software Works, Inc., 120 Fulton Street
campbell@redsox.bsw.com    Boston, Massachusetts 02109 (USA)