Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 13:24:28 04/22/02
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On April 22, 2002 at 12:43:40, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >By US copyright law I don't have to put anything in the code to keep the >copyright. But you are right, I should put it there explicitely; just my >oversight. The comment is there in the current version, the problem is that new >version is not polished enough to be distributed. > >And once again: I didn't say a word about Intel/MS compiler. I just pointed out >to some Vincent's absurd claims, mainly about "high professional quality". >Probably I should wait till he'll say them the next time, otherwise it looks >that I reacted to his favorable remarks about Intel's compiler... But Dan Corbit >says good things about Intel's compiler all the time, and everybody can see I do >not react. It is important to recognize excellence. Both Intel and Microsoft do have excellent compilers. With the Intel compiler I can often get better results than Microsoft, but not always and sometimes the difference is very tiny. The latest iteration of the Microsoft compiler has definitely closed the gap. Sometimes, I also get better results with the MS compiler, and it depends also a great deal on the exact target machine architecture. One example is Arasan, where the MS compiler always seems to produce a better binary. In general, the MS and Intel compilers are better than all the others for the PC platform. Aside: I think Eugene Nalimove is a running example that much of the MS-bashing is pure nonesense. He is a demonstration of the fact that many brilliant programmers do work there. The fact that MS dominates the world is not a pure accident and not pure marketing hype. Much of what is produced is excellent and answers real business needs. Everyone likes to try to knock the king of the hill off of his perch. Not that MS has never done something awful (STAK). About Vincent: Vincent sees everything in black and white. He does not see shades of grey when it comes to computing decisions or chess playing or other things that I have observed. As far as jumping down people's throats -- well, he does that from time to time. But he is an equal opportunity throat-jumper (a search will reveal I have been the target a time or two, for instance). I have no problem with Vincent in this regard. If he jumped on one or two people and was always sweet as sugar with everyone else, I think it would be different. As to the copyright -- If Vincent is using Eugene's code, I think he should ask for permission. If Eugene says no, there are alternatives.
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