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On Tue, 10 Feb 2026 03:37:50 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:

> You've got a few years on me.  I've always believed in writing tight and
> efficient code whenever possible. I'd often use assembler to achieve
> those results. Or, ASIC or C mixed with asm or interrupt calls depending
> on my mood at the time.

https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/09/compilers_undermine_encryption/

Interesting article. The compiler optimizes away the carefully crafted 
scheme to prevent password hacking by seeing which character it fails on.