Author: Tony Werten
Date: 13:14:58 08/04/02
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On August 04, 2002 at 14:07:06, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On August 03, 2002 at 15:12:49, Tony Werten wrote: > >>On August 03, 2002 at 15:01:03, Dave Kuntzsch wrote: >> >>>Well, I've been hanging around here for some time now and have decided to >>>convert and continue developing a program written in assembler many years ago >>>for a Z80 cpu. I'm ready to pop for a C or C++ compiler and believe either the >>>MS or Intel versions would probably be best. My criteria are ease of use, >>>efficiency of compiled code, development tools, and vendor update support. I >>>expect that my processor will always be Intel based, but I would like to have >>>the option to optimize for processor manufacturer and family. I currently have >>>no experience with C or C++, but do in several other languages. One other >>>question: Do I need a separate assembler to handle inline assembly code with >>>these compilers? Any thoughts are appreciated. Thanks. >> >>Depends on what experience you have. Is it Pascal then easiest is to use Delphi. >>The difference is marginal (or non-existant) compared to C(++) > >that 'marginal difference' is about factor 2. Yeah right. When was the last time you programmed in Delphi ? Anyway, if you want to proof VC++ is better, go to http://home.xnet.com/~johnjac/JCEC.htm and have fun. I don't see a factor of 2. Tony > >How many nodes a second do you generate after 1.e4,e5 2.d4,d5 >and at which processor (so not movelists a second but #movelists*#semilegals >divided by time)? > >>Most modern compilers have a build-in assembler to handle inline asm. >>Tony > >Amazingly still getting used by crafty, but apart from that assembly is >of course soon getting outdated, because each processor and OS has its >own assembly, even though it can give another factor 2. The portability >issue is just too big for assembly. > >> >>> >>>Dave
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