> > can a similar argument be made for assembler? Yes, but modern C compilers generate code that's 99% as good as a human would write. I've tried to write better code in assembler than the compiler does. I've managed it, but's it's pretty hard.
If you profile your code you generally find that the difference between C and assembler to be not significant compared to other factors. In my case speed is not material because even the worst code on a really slow machine won't make the internet send the data any faster. The only place I've seen assembler used, aside from in the computer in your microwave oven, is in the innermost rendering loop in 3d game engines. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
