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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Types
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Date: Wed, 31-Dec-69 18:59:59 EDT
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Posted: Wed Dec 31 18:59:59 1969
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In article <14039@topaz.rutgers.edu> ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) writes:
>> I must disagree.  The default compiler settings should cater neither to
>> professionals porting code, nor to professionals doing local development,
>> but to the occasional or novice programmer, who is trying to get his newly
>> written, probably small, program to run.
>
>And I must disagree with you ... The default action for the compiler should
>be to ACT NORMALLY.

In most cases, this is sufficient.  But consider the issue of memory models
for the 8086.  (Yes, I hate the '86, too; but that doesn't make it go away.)
The novice probably wants the small model.  The pro most likely doesn't.  In
this case, the novice should be catered to.

(Anyone doing serious development on an 8086 has to think about segments and
probably make changes to their code to take them into account.  Large model
runs too slowly, and small model isn't big enough.  This is what is wrong
with the 8086 architecture -- high level language programmers shouldn't have
to be concerned about such things.)
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