Author: Anthony Martini
Date: 20:01:22 12/23/02
Am I wrong to assume that all professional chess programs are written in Assembly rather than C/C++ (or the newer C# - which may be even slower runtime wise) ? To get optimum results, wouldn't you have to code in Assembly, even with today's hardware? - and let's face it, these engines (not the interfaces) are small and compact. I haven't programed much in years, even though I have all the newest compilers (including Visual Studio .NET) - I know these new compilers generate compact/fast code, but it can't possibly compare with Assembly - or can it, when running time-critical applications? Does anybody even code in Assembly anymore, and does anybody even make Assemblers anymore (or do they just use the inline ones that come w/the C/C++ compilers)? -, Anthony
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