Hi
10 Jun 2001, Clarence Verge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
CV> There isn't much point arguing, because MOST "C" programmers refuse
CV> to believe their code could be less than ideal.
I don't know any programmer who thinks that his code is ideal :))
and ideal code is generally not necessary.
Near ideal code should be enough.
CV> The only thing that really matters is results, and EVEN THEN, when it
CV> is SHOWN that the ASM routine runs 3 to 10 times faster and is 5 to
CV> 10 times smaller, they ask "Who cares ? Get a new computer !"
Depending on the programmer's style ASM is 2-5 times smaller and faster
than C.
But at the same time it is much more manageable and less error prone.
And there are many, many cases where another algorithmus would REALLY
deliver more speed, and that independantly of the language.
(eg. a sorting algorithm that has O(ld n) is 'better' than one with O(n^2)
at least if the amount of data is big enough)
CV> - Clarence Verge
CU, Ricsi
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