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Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler

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Date 2012-09-02 10:36 +1000
Subject Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.52.1346546166.27098.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:10 AM, John Ladasky
<john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> I haven't seen this joke on the Net in years, does anyone still remember it?
>
> "C combines the power of assembly language with the readability and maintainability of assembly language."

Seen it, and it has validity. But I'd rather work with C than actual
assembly any day. And these days, C code is just a bunch of directives
specifying how a compiler should build a program; optimizing compilers
add, remove, reorder, whatever they think fit. It's a pretty high
level language now.

ChrisA

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    Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-08-31 13:58 +0000
      Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-31 15:18 +0100
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        Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2012-09-01 17:10 -0700
          Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-02 10:36 +1000
            Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-01 19:50 -0700
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