Re: Why Python is like C++

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On Saturday 21 December 2013 13:57:37 Tim Chase did opine:

> On 2013-12-21 08:43, Tim Chase wrote:
> > Then there's the 6502 assembly on that Apple with its 2 user-facing
> > registers (plus the Instruction Pointer and Stack Pointer), so I
> > guess you could say that it has 1-bit variable names ;-)
> 
> Doh, forgot momentarily that the 6502 had X, Y, and A, making THREE
> registers.  ooh, the luxury of 2-bit naming conventions! :-D
> 
> -tkc

And the HD63C09EP kicks them both clear out of the game. Too bad Hitachi is 
to this day, contractually enjoined from even admitting that the new 
registers it sports, or the new, much faster instructions it supports are 
actually in the chip. Like how about a 32 bit value, divided by a 16 bit 
value, 39 clocks worst case?  In a supposedly 8 bit cpu.  Lots of little 
surprises in that 40 pin block of epoxy that was supposed to be a work-a-
like of the Motorola MC6809EP.

Cheers, Gene
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Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-20 09:19 -0500
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 19:46 +0200
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-21 10:44 +1300
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-12-20 22:25 -0700
        Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-21 21:06 +1300
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 19:17 +1100
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2013-12-21 11:19 +0100
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Tim Chase <tim@thechases.com> - 2013-12-21 08:52 -0600
              Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:17 +1300
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-21 08:43 -0600
              Re: Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-21 10:59 -0500
                Re: Why Python is like C++ Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2013-12-21 10:29 -0600
                Re: Why Python is like C++ Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-12-22 06:04 +1100
              Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:27 +1300
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:14 +1300
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 08:46 -0700
            Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-22 13:36 +1300
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 05:34 +0000
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2013-12-21 21:09 +1300
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 08:22 +0000
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-21 11:37 +0000
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 12:12 +0000
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 00:18 -0800
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-12-21 11:51 +0000
    Re: Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-21 10:10 -0500
      Re: Why Python is like C++ Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-21 17:03 -0500
        Re: Why Python is like C++ Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-12-21 17:28 -0500
          Re: Why Python is like C++ Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-12-21 19:20 -0500
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-21 08:42 +0000
  Re: Why Python is like C++ Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-12-21 14:05 -0500

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