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From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: using (ugh!  yetch!) assembler
Message-ID: <2926@utastro.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jul 88 14:51:25 GMT
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Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX
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In article <474@m3.mfci.UUCP>, colwell@mfci.UUCP (Robert Colwell) writes:
> Hell, there are still
> people who think assembly language programming is better; how would
> you prove to them they're wrong?  

I know of no programmer who thinks assembly language is better for all
kinds of programs, nor do I know a good one who feels it is *never*
better for *any* job.  Until I can buy a compiler -- for any language --
than can generate code that runs as fast as I can write by hand, I will
use assembly language where speed is essential.  You will, indeed, have
a hard time proving to me that I'm wrong in using the tool that best
fits the requirements of the job.

-- 
Ed Nather
Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin
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