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From: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Knowing Machine Code
Message-ID: <2949@polyslo.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 88 19:17:34 GMT
References: <1911@rayssdb.ray.com> <2586@polyslo.UUCP> <321@piring.cwi.nl> <2729@polyslo.UUCP> <6010@well.UUCP> <10893@apple.Apple.Com> <28 <11093@apple.Apple.Com>
Reply-To: dorourke@polyslo.UUCP (David O'Rourke)
Organization: Cal Poly State University -- San Luis Obispo
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In article <11093@apple.Apple.Com> dan@apple.UUCP (Dan Allen) writes:
>Yes, yes, yes: high level languages are great, but in the end, IT ALL
>COMES DOWN TO ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE.  My statement was to remind people that
>knowing some assembly language is both helpful and essential in a good
>computer scientist's toolkit of skills.

  Thankyou for clearing that up.  Now I agree with you!  I little Assembly
keeps the compiler away, and yes you can write VERY fast code.  As long as
it's done in moderation.

  Why didn't you say this in the first place?  :-)


-- 
David M. O'Rourke

Disclaimer: I don't represent the school.  All opinions are mine!