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From: wgh@ubbpc.UUCP (William G. Hutchison)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Compilers (once) considered harmful.
Keywords: Compiler assembly language hand-coding performance
Message-ID: <582@ubbpc.UUCP>
Date: 22 Mar 89 21:07:49 GMT
Organization: Unisys UNIX Portation Center, Blue Bell, PA
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 For a paper for a graduate course I am taking, I would like a reference to
an old topic:

 Once upon a time, industry gurus pontificated on the issue of whether using
high-level languages was a good idea, because hand-coded assembly language
was usually more efficient in run-time (the younger generation may find this
hard to believe, but 'tis true).

 I would like citations to articles in this category.  E-mail please, unless
everybody thinks they would like a good laugh.

 Thanks!
-- 
Bill Hutchison, DP Consultant	rutgers!cbmvax!burdvax!ubbpc!wgh
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