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12/14/04 15:33
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#83073 - asm.vs.C forever
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Efficiency can be expressed in terms of:
- code space
- data space
- time of execution
- other (electronic) resources required
- prototyping cost
- production cost
- ease of use
- ease of maintenance
- general ease of coding (cooperative)
- personal ease of coding (preferences)
- ease of debugging (potential pitfalls to planning)
and probably many other,
ergo choices such as these are always a matter of compromise.

In discussions like this I always like to question "fitnes for purpose".

Speaking particular, I found two major drawbacks of asm vs C I think are really relevant (a personal choice, arguable):
- asm routines are often too long to fit to one page, hence hard to understand
- asm tempts to use tricks = potential source of problems
(this may be also a drawback of C when speaking about C vs Pascal and similar)

Jan Waclawek



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asm vs C            01/01/70 00:00      
   HLL            01/01/70 00:00      
      asm vs C            01/01/70 00:00      
      C and other HLLs            01/01/70 00:00      
   modern - productive            01/01/70 00:00      
   Lunch            01/01/70 00:00      
   Speed writing vs speed running.            01/01/70 00:00      
   C            01/01/70 00:00      
   Belt or suspenders?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Learn C Then...            01/01/70 00:00      
      beware            01/01/70 00:00      
   This advice is great            01/01/70 00:00      
      I love C !!!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Easy migration            01/01/70 00:00      
      3rd party            01/01/70 00:00      
   Having recently started converting...            01/01/70 00:00      
   Learning C for tte 8051 and 8-bit uC            01/01/70 00:00      
      Obviously there is a reason...            01/01/70 00:00      
         as to reasons            01/01/70 00:00      
         Obviously there is a reason...            01/01/70 00:00      
            8051 vs C :)            01/01/70 00:00      
               8051 efficiency            01/01/70 00:00      
                  a 51 for handling large amount of data            01/01/70 00:00      
               8051 vs C - answer is wrong            01/01/70 00:00      
                  addendum to post Andys above            01/01/70 00:00      
                     asm.vs.C forever            01/01/70 00:00      
                  click, click, click            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Eh??            01/01/70 00:00      
                  8051 vs C - answer is wrong            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Don't believe all you hear!            01/01/70 00:00      
                     the C myth            01/01/70 00:00      
                        myth            01/01/70 00:00      
               Then Don't Do that            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Exactly!            01/01/70 00:00      
                  why only?            01/01/70 00:00      
                     Right tool for the Job            01/01/70 00:00      
   asm VS C            01/01/70 00:00      
      Which C?            01/01/70 00:00      
         ?            01/01/70 00:00      
            Handly, But            01/01/70 00:00      
            Both i think            01/01/70 00:00      
               Neither!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Compiler on a floppy?            01/01/70 00:00      
      Why do people use C?            01/01/70 00:00      
         Code Complete            01/01/70 00:00      
            Ironic            01/01/70 00:00      
      Re: asm VS C            01/01/70 00:00      
         re:asm vs C            01/01/70 00:00      
            derivatives of same            01/01/70 00:00      
               portability            01/01/70 00:00      
               re: portability            01/01/70 00:00      
                  (non-)portability            01/01/70 00:00      
                     re:            01/01/70 00:00      
                        re:            01/01/70 00:00      
   What do you want?            01/01/70 00:00      
      HLL            01/01/70 00:00      
         Personal dislike...            01/01/70 00:00      
   A comment to ASM versus C            01/01/70 00:00      

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