High Level Language vs Assembly

francis.doyle@donovandata.com
17 Feb 2001 01:34:28 -0500

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From: francis.doyle@donovandata.com
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 17 Feb 2001 01:34:28 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
Keywords: performance, practice
Posted-Date: 17 Feb 2001 01:34:28 EST

Hi,
    When I took a compiler class in Grad School, my professor was
adamant about the efficiency of code produced by new high level
language compilers. He stated that a human assembly language writer
was no longer able to compete with these compilers (unless, of course
you consider something like Microsoft VB...Ha Ha). His arguments were
convincing, but I was looking for some actual numbers to back this up
(ie; RECENT performance comparisons). Any help would be greatly
appreciated (as I work in an IBM Mainframe assembly shop and this sort
of talk gets me treated like a heretic).


-Frank Doyle

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