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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups: alt.folklore.computers,comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 15:21:57 +0000
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On 03/03/2025 13:54, Peter Flass wrote:
> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>> On 3/2/25 4:42 AM, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> On 02/03/2025 06:59, c186282 wrote:
>>>> What's the point in writing complex code if, at
>>>>     the first need, you basically have to totally
>>>>     re-write the entire damned thing ???
>>> Especially since a modern optimising compiler will turn it into
>>> unreadably complex assembler anyway - no need for the programmer to do it
>>> Focus on readability with clear comments and a good result, not being
>>> 'clever'
>>
>>
>>    Well, I'm not gonna be reading the ASM - just the 'C'  :-)
>>
> 
> I always like to read the ASM, when it’s readable. I like to wonder “if I
> code it THIS way, what do I get?” Sometimes “optimizations” are not quite
> what you expect.
> 
Indeed. Last time I looked, I thought 'I would never have thought of 
doing it THAT way, that's naffin' clever!'
-- 
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