Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler

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Date	2012-09-01 19:50 -0700
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Subject	Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler
From	Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com>
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On Sunday, 2 September 2012 06:06:06 UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico  wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 10:10 AM, John Ladasky
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> <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> > 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.
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> 
> 
> ChrisA

I thought it was like this:
assembly a low level language
C a medium level language
Java a high level language
Python a very-high level language

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  Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-31 14:52 +0100
    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
      Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-01 08:27 -0700
        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
            Re: interfacing with x86_64 assembler Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-01 19:50 -0700

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