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From: sedwards@esunix.UUCP (Scott Edwards)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: using (ugh!  yetch!) assembler
Message-ID: <933@esunix.UUCP>
Date: 4 Aug 88 21:09:02 GMT
References: <11701@steinmetz.ge.com>
Organization: Evans & Sutherland, Salt Lake City, Utah
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From article <11701@steinmetz.ge.com>, by davidsen@steinmetz.ge.com (William E. Davidsen Jr):
>
>   I think the whole question of HLL vs assembler is moot, since the
> economics have changed and it doesn't make sense to use assembler *for
> most things* anymore.

I agree.

But I still think programming in assembler was ALOT more *FUN*,
especially if the machine had a nice instruction set (Univac 1100,
NS32K come to mind).

Now after that statement this is going to sound real strange, but I
think that the problem with the current HLL's is that they are not
high enough, I would like a HLL that knows about trees, linked lists,
etc. and how to deal with them, so I don't have to code all of the
normal operations (insert, delete, etc) on them every time I use one.

I've got to go, guess I'll have to save the rest.
hmmm ... going to need to wear that asbestos suit tomorrow.

-Scott