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From: grue@banana.cs.uq.OZ (  FROBOZZ  )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Knowing Machine Code
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Date: 19 Jun 88 07:52:16 GMT
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In article <11962@apple.Apple.COM> dan@apple.apple.com.UUCP (Dan Allen) writes:
>I will retract my statement about the necessity of knowing assembly
>language when someone can show me a compiler that generates great code
                                                             ^^^^^ ^^^^
>in a very quick turnaround.  Until then I at least need to know and use
 ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^

I don't really see a need for both of these at once.
A compilier that generates great code and a second compilier that has a quick
turnaround would be sufficient. They would both have to be compatable, but
they need not generate great code and be fast. You debug your program using
the fast compilier, and then generate the final release version using the
great compilier.

Unfortunately, no compilier writers seem to think of this (:-() and us
programmers suffer.

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